Legal Opinion
Schmelzle Ex Rel. Schmelzle v. Alza Corp.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 21, 2008No. Civil 06-4846PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MICHAEL J. DAVIS, District Judge.
Plaintiff filed this wrongful death action in the District of Minnesota on December 11, 2006. Plaintiff has alleged that decedent died in Gillette, Wyoming on December 12, 2003, as a result of her use of Duragesic®, a fentanyl-containing, trans-dermal patch available only by prescription for the treatment of chronic pain. Plaintiff further alleges that the death of the decedent was caused by the wrongful acts or omissions of the manufacturer and its subsidiaries of the prescription drug Duragesic®.
It is Defendants’ position that…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Milkovich v. SaariSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- Northwest Airlines, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation v. Astraea Aviation Services, Inc., Doing Business as Dalfort Aviation, a Texas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Jepson v. General Casualty Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- Phillip Ferrell Thomas Ferrell Clay Lowry Donny Lowry v. West Bend Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
- Jill Nesladek, as Trustee for Heirs and Next of Kin of Jeremy J. Nesladek, Decedent v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Andrew McCarrell v. Hoffman-La Roach, Inc.(076524)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2017
- Hernandez v. Ecolab, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2023
- MELZER v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2023
- O'Bryant v. JOHNSON & JOHNSONDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2022
- Sportsman v. California Overland, Ltd.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2018