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Vanderwerf Ex Rel. Vanderwerf v. SmithKlineBeecham Corp.

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided January 9, 2008No. Civil Action 05-2271-KHVPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KATHRYN H. VRATIL, District Judge.

Debra Vanderwerf, Riley and Tanner Vandwerf and the Estate of William K. Vanderwerf bring this products liability suit against SmithKlineBeecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”). Plaintiffs, the surviving wife and children of William Vanderwerf, allege that Mr. Vanderwerf committed suicide after taking Paxil, a prescription drug which GSK manufactured. 1 This matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion For Summary Judgment (Doc. # 163) filed August 31, 2007 and Defendant’s Motion To Exclude The Testimony Of Peter R. Breggin…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Washington v. GlucksbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by7 opinions

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