Tucker v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.

ENTRY ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

DAVID F. HAMILTON, Circuit Judge. *

Introduction

Plaintiff Debra Tucker has sued defendant SmithKline Beecham Corp. d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) for negligence, strict liability, and breach of express and implied warranty. 1 Plaintiffs brother was Father Rick Tucker, a Roman Catholic priest who committed suicide in September 2002, a few weeks after he began taking Paxil, an anti-depressant drug manufactured and distributed by GSK. Plaintiff Tucker alleges that GSK failed to include in Paxil’s packaging and inserts a warning advising doctors and…