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RECKIS v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON

No. SJC-11677.

471 Mass. 272 (2015)

LISA RECKIS & another v. JOHNSON & JOHNSON & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

April 17, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan A. Lukey ( Charles C. Lifland , of California, & Justin J. Wolosz with her) for the defendants.

Michael B. Bogdanow ( Bradley M. Henry , Leo V Boyle , & Victoria Santoro with him) for the plaintiffs.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

David C. Spangler , Richard F. Kingham , & Robert A. Long, Jr. , of the District of Columbia, & Paul W. Schmidt & Colleen Kelly for Consumer Healthcare Products Association.

Lisa Blue Baron , Andre M. Mura , & Jeffrey R. White , of the District of Columbia, & Anthony Tarricone for American Association for Justice.

Hugh F. Young, Jr. , of Virginia, & David R. Geiger & Catherine C. Deneke for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Martin Healy , Charles Alagero , Jeffrey N. Catalano , & Maria Davis for Massachusetts Bar Association & another.

Charlotte E. Glinka , Elizabeth N. Mulvey , Thomas R. Murphy , & Jeffrey S. Beeler for Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

Martha Coakley , Attorney General, & Eric Gold , Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General.

Present: GANTS, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.

Samantha T. Reckis was seven years old in late 2003, when she developed toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), a rare but life-threatening skin disorder, after receiving multiple doses of Children's Motrin. Children's Motrin is an over-the-counter (OTC) medication with ibuprofen as its active ingredient,

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