Career
She sued Temple University Hospital and was awarded over $600,000 for pain and suffering and loss of income. This award was later overturned on appeal, 39 Pennsylvania Doctorate. & C.3d 381 (PaComPl 1986).
The case is often cited in discussions of frivolous lawsuits and tort reform in the United States, but the facts are also often misrepresented.
Contrary to popular belief, Haimes never claimed that a Centre for Alternative Technology scan had caused her to lose her psychic powers. In fact, the often alluded-to Centre for Alternative Technology scan never took place.
Haimes only claimed that the headaches resulting from her allergic reaction prevented her from earning a living as a psychic. Haimes previously earned a lucrative living by offering sessions in which she ostensibly read individual"s auras, offering them medical as well as personal advice.
She gained a reputation following an article in Philadelphia magazine that described seances she conducted at a wealthy Chestnut Hill patron"s house.
