Legal Opinion
Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 9, 1999PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
*4O’HERN, J.
Our medical-legal jurisprudence is based on images of health care that no longer exist. At an earlier time, medical advice was received in the doctor’s office from a physician who most likely made house calls if needed. The patient usually paid a small sum of money to the doctor. Neighborhood pharmacists compounded prescribed medicines. Without being pejorative, it is safe to say that the prevailing attitude of law and medicine was that the “doctor knows best.” Logan v. Greenwich Hosp. Ass’n, 191 Conn. 282, 465 A.2d 294, 299 (1983).
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2Cases cited36 opinions
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Rappaport v. NicholsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Kelly v. GwinnellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Feldman v. Lederle LaboratoriesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
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3Cited by105 opinions
- New Jersey Citizen Action v. Schering-Plough Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003
- Rowe v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2007
- Freeman v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2000
- Vitanza v. Upjohn Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Meridia Products Liability Litigation, Steering Committee v. Abbott LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
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