Legal Opinion
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. v. Dorothy Tanner
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 20, 2015No. A15A1157; A15A1158; A15A1159; A15A1160; A15A1161; A15A1162; A15A1163; A15A1164; A15A1165; A15A1349; A15A1404PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHIPPS, Presiding Judge.
These cases, which we have consolidated for the purposes of deciding the appeals, concern claims related to the prescription drug metoclopramide (brand name “Reglan”). Angela Dement and Dorothy Tanner allegedly developed a neurological condition, tardive dyskinesia, after taking generic versions of the drug; Dement used the drug from February 2008 to June 2009, and Tanner used it from August 2004 to December 2004.
Each of the plaintiffs filed an action against multiple defendants, including three companies that manufactured a generic version of the drug (PLIVA, Inc.,…
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