Legal Opinion
Chaney v. Smithkline Beckman Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1985No. 84-1650PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Charlotte Chaney appeals from a judgment entered after a jury verdict for Smithkline Beckman Corporation on a products liability claim arising from the death of her husband. She claimed that her husband’s fatal stomach cancer was caused by his ingestion of the drug Tagamet, an ulcer medication manufactured by Smithkline. She challenges a partial summary judgment and numerous discretionary rulings. We affirm.
John Chaney was prescribed Tagamet for stomach ulcers and took the drug from July 18, 1979 to December 8, 1980. He died from stomach cancer on October 26,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Melissa Suzanne Brown, a Minor by Her Next Friend, Martin Brown, Martin Brown and Susan Brown v. Syntex Laboratories, Inc. And Syntex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Freeman v. AndersonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Bearman v. Prudential Ins. Co. Of America. Bearman v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n. Bearman v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Louise Rebuck and Jack Wicker, and Otoe County, Nebraska v. Arthur Vogel, Jr., and Atchison County, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Norland v. Washington General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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