Legal Opinion
Riff v. Morgan Pharmacy
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 7, 1986No. 935PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Judge:
This case involves the appeal of the defendant pharmacy from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs which found the defendant pharmacy jointly liable for injuries sustained by the plaintiffs as a result of the negligence of the physician and pharmacy in prescribing and dispensing a dangerous and potentially toxic prescription drug without instruction to the plaintiff regarding the uniformly accepted maximum safe dosage or warning as to the serious and life threatening side effects which result from exceeding the maximum safe dosage.
On appeal, the defendant, Morgan Pharmacy,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Builders Supply Co. v. McCabeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Whitner v. LojeskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Burbage v. Boiler Engineering & Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Walker v. Jack Eckerd Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Joyce v. Boulevard Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Center, P.C.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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