Legal Opinion
Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. v. Fortenberry
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided July 27, 1988No. 57351PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
530 So.2d 688 (1988)
WYETH LABORATORIES, INC.
v.
Billy Joe FORTENBERRY.
No. 57351.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
July 27, 1988.
Rehearing Denied September 28, 1988.
Thomas A. Bell, Roy A. Smith, Jr., Trudy D. Fisher, Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, Jackson, for appellant.
Ralph E. Chapman, Chapman & Heaton, Clarksdale, for appellee.
EN BANC
ANDERSON, Justice, for the Court:
This appeal comes from the Circuit Court of Pike County. Billy Joe Fortenberry, appellee, became seriously ill after receiving a non-swine influenza vaccine, [Influenza Virus Vaccine, Trivalent, Types A & B (1982-83 formula)],…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Wyeth Laboratories v. ReyesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Hall v. HilbunMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Judith Brochu and Emmanuel T. Brochu v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Lydia Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc., and Winthrop LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by69 opinions
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- Glover v. Jackson State UniversityMississippi Supreme Court · 2007
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