Legal Opinion
McNeil v. Wyeth
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2006No. 05-10509PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Sue McNeil appeals a summary judgment for defendant Wyeth, a pharmaceutical company. We reverse and remand.
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In August 2000, Dr. Eduardo Wilkinson prescribed Reglan, whose generic name is metoclopramide, manufactured by Wyeth, to treat McNeil’s symptoms of gastroeso-phageal reflux disease (“GERD”). The prescription was for six months, though the Food and Drug Administration had approved the drug only for use of no more than twelve weeks. Thereafter, McNeil’s prescription was continued by Dr. Roy Ragsdale for six months and then by Dr. William Mania for two months.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Mary Faye Skotak, George Jerry Skotak, and Eric Norman Skotak, Cross-Appellees v. Tenneco Resins, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Wendy Collini, M.D. v. Martha Pustejovsky, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
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