Legal Opinion
Wimm v. Jack Eckerd Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1993No. 92-1181PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
This case arises out of the death of Arron Speer, the eleven-year-old son of the plaintiffs, Sabrina K. Wimm and Paul Speer (“Wimm and. Speer” or “plaintiffs”). Arron Speer died after receiving several doses of a codeine-based prescription cough syrup provided by the defendants, Jack Eckerd Corporation and Eckerd Drugs of Texas (collectively referred to as “Eckerd”). .The plaintiffs brought suit to recover damages for Arron’s death. They now appeal the district court’s denial of their motion for leave to file an amended complaint. They also appeal the district…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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