GREGORY NIEMIERA, II, AN INFANT, BY HIS NATURAL GUARDIAN, JOY NIEMIERA, AND JOY NIEMIERA AND GREGORY N. NIEMIERA, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
DR. ALAN SCHNEIDER, PRINCETON-NASSAU PEDIATRICS, P.A., AND WYETH LABORATORIES, DIVISION OF AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, AND PRINCETON MEDICAL CENTER, AND DENNIS DOODY, ADMINISTRATOR OF PRINCETON MEDICAL CENTER, DEFENDANTS.
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Argued October 24, 1988.
Decided April 13, 1989.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Carl J. Valore argued the cause for appellants (Valore, McAllister, Westmoreland, Gould, Vesper & Schwartz, attorneys).
Thomas J. Alworth argued the cause for respondents Dr. Alan Schneider, et al. (Shanley & Fisher, attorneys).
Lauren E. Handler argued the cause for respondent Wyeth Laboratories, etc. (Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, attorneys; Lauren E. Handler and Anita Hotchkiss, on the brief).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.
Gregory Niemiera, II is a seven-year-old child who suffered at age two months a disabling convulsive episode that left him brain damaged. Through his parents he alleges that the injuries resulted from an adverse reaction to a childhood vaccine. The central issue in his appeal is whether the "learned-intermediary" doctrine relieves the manufacturer of a childhood vaccine...
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