Shirley Brinkley v. Pliva, Inc.

RILEY, Chief Judge.

In this diversity case, see 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), Shirley Brinkley, a citizen of Blue Springs, Missouri, appeals the district court’s 1 prejudicial dismissal of her claims against Pliva, Inc. (Pliva), the New Jersey corporation that manufactured the prescription medication metoclopramide which Brinkley alleges injured her, 2 We affirm. 3

I. BACKGROUND

In February 2002, Brinkley’s doctor prescribed the brand-name drug Reglan to treat her gastroesophageal reflux disease. As allowed by Missouri law, see Mo.Rev. Stat. § 338.056, Brinkley’s pharmacist substituted its generic…