Bloching v. Albertson's, Inc.

TROUT, Chief Justice.

I

BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

Carl Bloching (Bloching) filed a negligence action against Albertson’s, Inc. He alleged that a pharmacist for Albertson’s offered a beef-pork insulin blend as a substitute for Blocking’s prescription of beef insulin and that this substitution caused Bloching to experience hypoglycemic seizures, resulting in permanent injuries. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Albertson’s, and Bloching appealed. We affirm the district court’s order granting summary judgment.

In February 1992, Blocking’s girlfriend, Sheila Dutey…