Legal Opinion
Melissa Suzanne Brown, a Minor by Her Next Friend, Martin Brown, Martin Brown and Susan Brown v. Syntex Laboratories, Inc. And Syntex Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1985No. 84-2018PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Melissa Suzanne Brown and her parents appeal an order of the district court 1 entering judgment against them notwithstanding the verdict they obtained against Syn-tex Laboratories, Inc. 2 The Browns had claimed Melissa’s speech and memory were impaired by her use of a chloride-deficient baby formula, Neo-Mull-Soy, manufactured by Syntex. After a jury awarded Melissa $350,000 and her parents $65,000, the district court granted Syntex Laboratories a new trial. Upon the Browns’ application for a writ of mandamus, a panel of this court ordered that the district court…
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