Weiler v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
1Opinion of the Court
HERRON, J.,
Defendant State SmithKline Beecham Corporation has filed preliminary objections to the complaint of plaintiffs Kelli R. Weiler and Diane Wojcik. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, the court is issuing a contemporaneous order overruling the objections.
BACKGROUND
The allegations in the complaint center on SmithKline’s use of phenylpropanolamine, the active *451ingredient found in some over-the-counter decongestant medicines that supposedly is associated with stroke, seizure and damage to the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. The plaintiffs contend that SmithKline was…
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