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=====Louisiana===== In a Louisiana case in the United States, a pharmacist and his pharmacy were found liable by a trial court for false imprisonment. They stalled for time and instructed a patient to wait while simultaneously and without the patient's knowledge calling the police. The pharmacist was suspicious of the patient's prescription, which her doctor had called in previously. When the police arrived, they arrested the patient. While the patient was in jail, the police verified with her doctor that the prescription was authentic and that it was meant for her. After this incident, the patient sued the pharmacy and its employees. She received $20,000 damages. An appeals court reversed the judgment, because it believed the elements of false imprisonment were not met.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Taylor v. Johnson'', 796 So.2d 11 (La. App. 3 Cir. 2001)|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2672490429435759422|website=Google Scholar|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Simonsmeier|first1=Larry M.|title=False Imprisonment Alleged When Patient Is Detained with Suspicious Rx|url=http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2005/2005-03/2005-03-9382|journal=Pharmacy Times|access-date=6 November 2017|date=1 March 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107013123/http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2005/2005-03/2005-03-9382|archive-date=2017-11-07|url-status=live}}</ref>
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