Legal Opinion
Albertson v. Wyeth Inc.
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Decided July 8, 2003No. 0007; no. 0935PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPPARD JR., J.,
Presently before the court are the preliminary objections of Wyeth Inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. a/k/a Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceutical. These objections present a demurrer to plaintiffs’ consolidated amended complaint and a motion to strike plaintiffs’ request for attorney fees.
*516FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The consolidated, amended complaint sets forth the following factual allegations.1
Wyeth manufactures, promotes and distributes three estrogen or hormone replacement drugs known as “Premarin,” “Prempro” and “Premphase.” Compl. ¶13. Premarin is a conjugated estrogen that was first…
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