Legal Opinion
ROHRBOUGH BY ROHRBOUGH v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided August 10, 1989No. Civ. A. 85-121-CPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
The minor plaintiff in this action suffers from a mixed seizure disorder that she claims was caused by a vaccine manufactured by the defendant. The defendant now moves for summary judgment on all claims, and in a separate motion claims that the plaintiff has failed to present sufficient evidence that Wyeth’s vaccines caused the plaintiffs’ injuries.
7. Background
Wyeth manufactures Wyeth Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Pertussis Vaccine Absorbed Aluminum Phosphate Absorbed Ultrafined Triple Antigen (“Wyeth DTP”), a combination of three…
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