Gober v. Walgreen Louisiana Co.

_|_1In this tort action against Walgreen Louisiana Co., Inc. (“Walgreens”) for damages allegedly sustained by Bridget and Oscar Gober’s minor daughter, Emily, as the result of a mis-filled prescription of the diuretic Lasix, the jury found Walgreens liable and awarded damages in the amount of $35,000. Specifically, the jury found that the Gobers failed to prove that the mis-filled prescription was the cause of Emily’s long-term neurocognitive dysfunction; rather, the damages awarded were for the short-term dehydration symptoms suffered by Emily from the overdose. The Gobers appeal, arguing…