Donna Ellis v. C. R. Bard, Inc.

In this diversity case under Georgia law, plaintiff Donna Ellis alleges that the defendant manufacturers, C.R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”) and Baxter Healthcare Corporation (“Baxter”), are liable for her mother’s brain damage because of their defective labeling and specifically their failure to warn adequately of the danger of having a person other than a doctor or patient activate the morphine pump that was prescribed for her mother. Ellis appeals the district court’s order granting the defendants’ summary judgment motions and denying her summary judgment motion. Ellis also appeals the district…