Annette Lorraine Anderson v. McNeilab Inc., D/B/A McNeil Pharmaceutical

Annette Anderson, joined by her husband, appeals an adverse summary judgment entered in her Louisiana diversity action against the defendant manufacturer of Zomax, a prescription drug. Zomax was prescribed by a physician for her use, when needed, for sinus problems. No sooner had she taken the first dose than she suffered a severe reaction, with — she claims — resulting residual damage to her heart. 1 We affirm.

Counsel for the Andersons defines as his sole issue advanced on appeal:

Whether summary judgment is appropriate on the adequacy of a warning accompanying a prescription drug.

We reject…