Legal Opinion
Reben v. Ely
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 25, 1985No. 2 CA-CIV 5174PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BIRDSALL, Presiding Judge.
Appellants present one single and unique question of first impression in this state, whether there is a cause of action available to parents in Arizona for the loss of consortium of an injured child. We are convinced that such a cause of action ought to be available and we affirm.
The facts of the case are of little significance to the legal question involved. Frank Reben, age 10, was administered a dosage of liquid cocaine, mistakenly thought to be liquid Tylenol. He suffered severe and permanent brain damage as a result of the mistake. In addition to damages…
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