Legal Opinion
Wahba v. H & N Prescription Center, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 12, 1982No. 81 CV 3061PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the death of their son contending that had defendant dispensed a drug in a “child-proof” container the child would not have died. Defendant moves to strike the claim for punitive damages. For the reasons stated below, the motion must be granted.
I. Facts
In June 1980, the defendant H & N Prescription Center, Inc., doing business as Zuckerman’s Pharmacy in Brooklyn, filled plaintiffs’ prescription for Lomotil, a drug used to counteract stomach disorders. According to the complaint, thirty tablets…
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