Legal Opinion
Forst v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 29, 2009No. Case 07-CV-612PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
J.P. STADTMUELLER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Gary and Bonita Forst (“the Forsts”) bring this products liability and personal injury action against Defendant Smithkline Beecham Corporation d/b/a GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”), the manufacturer of the drug Paxil CR® (“Paxil”). Their claims arise from Gary Forst’s attempted suicide after beginning use of the prescription antidepressant. GSK has filed a motion seeking summary judgment based on federal preemption of the Forsts’ state law tort claims. For the reasons set forth below, the court will deny the motion. The court will also address several…
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