Legal Opinion
Cross v. Forest Laboratories
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided April 6, 2015No. Case No. 1:05-cv-00170-MPM-SAAPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MICHAEL P. MILLS, District Judge. .
BACKGROUND
This cause comes before the court on the defendant’s motions for . summary judgment based on federal preemption [81] and on state law grounds [83]. ■ The court has *898reviewed the briefs, exhibits, and relevant law and is prepared to rule.
This is a failure to warn products liability case. The plaintiffs are the family of Leon Cross. The defendant is Forest Laboratories.
Leon Cross was an 81 year-old resident of Kosciusko, Mississippi. Mr. Cross had a history of medical problems including prostate cancer, Type II diabetes,…
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