Legal Opinion

Keus v. Brooks Drug, Inc.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 5, 1994No. 93-198PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.

Plaintiff Erica Keus appeals from a judgment for defendants after the jury found defendants guilty of negligence and breach of express warranty, but denied damages, for lack of proximate causation, for injuries suffered by plaintiff in a fall brought on by a drug she was given when pharmacist Peter Del Santo incorrectly filled a prescription. We reverse.

In November 1985, suffering from pain in her chest and a fever, plaintiff went to see Dr. Ronald Woodworth in Bennington. The doctor diagnosed an infection and prescribed Eryc, a form of the antibiotic Erythromycin. Plaintiff took the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
  2. In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  3. State v. RecorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
  4. Bryan v. John Bean Division of FMC Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. State v. GokeySupreme Court of Vermont · 1990

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In Re WhiteSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
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  3. John A. Russell Corp. v. BohligSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
  4. Jakab v. JakabSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
  5. State v. MuscariSupreme Court of Vermont · 2002

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