Legal Opinion
Leesley v. West
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 11, 1988No. 2-87-0282PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Unverzagt
This is an interlocutory appeal by permission pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308. (107 Ill. 2d R. 308.) Plaintiff, Sylvia Leesley, filed suit against Dr. James West, Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer), and Villa Park Pharmacy, Inc. (Villa Park), for damages resulting from severe gastrointestinal bleeding caused by the prescription drug Feldene. Dr. West prescribed the drug, which is manufactured by Pfizer, to treat plaintiff’s osteoarthritis. Villa Park filled the prescription. Five of the six counts contained in plaintiff’s third amended complaint (counts II through VI) were directed against Villa Park…
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