Pubdate: Tue, 08 Jan 2008
Source: National Post (Canada)
Copyright: 2008 Southam Inc.
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EX-DRUG USER WINS SUIT AGAINST DEALER

SASKATOON (CNS) - A woman who overdosed on crystal methamphetamine 
has successfully sued the man who gave her the drug in what is 
believed to be the first legal victory of its kind in Canada.

Sandy Bergen has been drug-and alcohol-free since the 2004 incident 
in her hometown of Biggar, Sask., near Saskatoon. "Financially, I'm 
not really going to gain from it. But it's a way of holding him 
responsible," she said.

Ms. Bergen and her parents launched the negligence suit against 
Clinton Davey in 2005, asking for more than $50,000 in medical costs 
and other damages. Last Friday, a Court of Queen's Bench judge agreed 
to strike the defendants' statement of defence, which essentially 
finds him legally responsible.
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