Legal Opinion
Phelps v. Wyeth, Inc.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided April 24, 2012No. Civ. No. 6:09-cv-06168-TCPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
AIKEN, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs bring this action alleging that Betty Phelps was injured after ingesting generic metoclopramide produced by defendants Pliva USA, Inc. (Pliva) and Northstar Rx LLC (Northstar) (“generic defendants”). Plaintiffs also allege that Wyeth, Inc. (Wyeth), Schwarz Pharma, Inc. (Schwarz), and Alaven Pharmaceutical (Alaven), manufacturers of the name-brand version of metoclopramide (“name-brand defendants”), are liable for their injuries.
In June 2010, the court granted summary judgment in favor of the name-brand defendants Wyeth, Schwarz, and Alaven and…
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