ER Squibb & Sons, Inc. v. Cox

This is a products liability/negligence case. Plaintiff brought suit in the Covington County Circuit Court against: (1) defendant E.R. Squibb Sons, Inc., a drug manufacturer, alleging negligent and wanton mispackaging of R-U-100 insulin and negligent and wanton failure to adequately warn against confusing R-U-100 insulin with N-U-100 insulin; and (2) defendant Ewin Moody, a pharmacist, alleging negligence and wantonness in failing to detect the insulin mispackaging and in failing to detect that clear insulin is not the kind of insulin plaintiff requires. After a trial on the merits, and after…