Cox v. Upjohn Co.

OPINION

BARBER, Justice.

This is a wrongful death case. Appellants Charles E. Cox, Greg Cox, Jeff Cox, and the estate of Marsha Cox (collectively appellants) sued appellees the Upjohn Company, Dr. Louis Fabre, and Fabre Research Clinics (collectively appellees), alleging that Marsha Cox’s death resulted from her use of the drugs Haleion and Xanax. The trial court granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the statute of limitations barred the action and that fraudulent concealment was not, as a matter of law, an exception to the statute of limitations under section…