Legal Opinion
Chapman v. American Cyanamid Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1988No. 88-8000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAWSETT, District Judge:
Six-week old John Chapman died on September 26, 1984, five days after he was inoculated with diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (“DTP”) vaccine. Thereafter, his parents, Robb and Leslie Chapman, filed a Complaint seeking compensation for their son’s death against American Cyanamid Co. (“Lederle”)1, and against Wyeth Laboratories Division of American Home Products Corporation and Wyeth Laboratories, Inc., (collectively, “Wyeth”). In their Complaint, Plaintiffs alleged that either Defendant Lederle or Defendant Wyeth manufactured and distributed the DTP vaccine administered to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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