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new4now ago

not sure if you have this one @darkknight111

but just in case you don't here it is

https://www.jvra.com/verdict_trak/article.aspx?id=11743

This lawsuit arose out of the death of 12-year-old Heather O’Rourke, star of the three Poltergeist movies, TV appearances on Happy Days, Webster, and other shows. This death action was filed by Heather’s mother, alleging the defendant Kaiser (Southern California Permanente Physicians) committed malpractice in the care and treatment of Heather O’Rourke, resulting in her death.

(this rang a bell)

The plaintiff contended that Heather’s small stature and weight

( reminded me of this)

As she was short for her age (she stood 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) at age 10),[1] she began receiving hormone injections at UCLA to encourage her growth. Her petiteness led casting directors to cast her as children that were younger than her actual age. Her agent was quoted in The Los Angeles Times as saying that when she was ten, "she was still playing 7, 8."[

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Barsi