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Tongate v. Wyeth Laboratories

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 15, 1991No. 1—90—0053PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Egan

The plaintiffs, Maurice Tongate and his wife Constance Tongate, filed a complaint against Wyeth Laboratories (Wyeth) and Elston Industrial Clinic (Elston). The initial complaint and subsequent amended complaints alleged that after Maurice Tongate injured his finger at work he was taken to Elston, where he was given an injection of tetanus toxoid manufactured by Wyeth, and as a result of his receiving the injection he suffered severe and permanent neurological impairment. The complaints alleged that Elston was negligent because its agents failed to take a complete history from Tongate to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Kirk v. Michael Reese Hospital & Medical CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Pyne v. WitmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Shaw v. LorenzIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  4. prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,951 Cathy Adelman-Tremblay v. Jewel Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Gatlin v. RuderIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  2. Resolution Trust Corp. v. HoltzmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  3. Proctor v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  4. La Salle National Bank v. 53rd-Ellis Currency Exchange, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  5. Todd W. Musburger, Ltd. v. MeierAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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