Legal Opinion
Mampe v. Ayerst Laboratories
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1988No. 87-678PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Appellant Mampe sued Ayerst Laboratories ("Ayerst”), a division of American Home Products Corporation, for injuries allegedly arising from her use of Antabuse, a prescription drug administered to her as part of her therapy for alcohol abuse. Mrs. Mampe claimed that Ayerst had marketed the drug with inadequate warnings which misrepresented the severity of its possible adverse effects. The trial court granted Ayerst’s motion for summary judgment without a hearing. Mampe appeals from that ruling, contending that she raised material issues of fact as to whether Ayerst’s…
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