Legal Opinion
Reckis v. Johnson & Johnson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 17, 2015No. SJC 11677PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
Samantha T. Reckis was seven years old in late 2003, when she developed toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), a rare but life-threatening skin disorder, after receiving multiple doses of Children’s Motrin. Children’s Motrin is an over-the-counter (OTC) medication with ibuprofen as its active ingredient, and is manufactured and sold by the defendants McNeil-PPC, Inc. (doing business as McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals [McNeil]), and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson. The plaintiffs, Lisa and Richard Reckis, and their child, Samantha, 3 claim that Samantha developed TEN as a result…
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