Martinkovic Ex Rel. Martinkovic v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.

Defendant Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. manufactures a diphtheria and tetanus tox-oids and pertussis vaccine adsorbed [DTP vaccine] with which plaintiff Joshua Mar-tinkovic was inoculated three times as an infant. Joshua allegedly suffers from a seizure disorder and other permanent, disabling injuries, which he and his parents, plaintiffs Deborrah and Valentine Martin-kovic, allege were caused by the vaccine’s pertussis component. In this diversity action, plaintiffs seek compensatory and punitive damages from Wyeth under Illinois tort laws of…