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SCHERING CORP. v. GIESECKE

No. 5292.

589 S.W.2d 516 (1979)

SCHERING CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Walter K. GIESECKE et ux, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice Giessel and Henry P. Giessel, Talbert, Giessel & Stone, Houston, for appellant.

John L. Russell, Ragan, Russell & Rorschach, Pearson Grimes, Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook & Knapp, George E. Pletcher and Rod Steinburg, Helm, Pletcher, Hogan & Burrow, Otway B. Denny, Jr. and Jerry V. Walker, Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston, Preston Shirley, Mills, Shirley, McMecken & Eckel, Galveston, for appellees.

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs, Walter K. Giesecke and wife, Jean A. Giesecke, were granted a $200,000 judgment against defendant, Schering Corporation, based on jury findings that Schering failed to give an adequate warning regarding the use of its drug, "Garamycin." Schering appeals. We reverse and remand.

Walter K. Giesecke was admitted to Angleton-Danbury Hospital on October 22, 1971, by Dr. Holt, who on that date performed surgery on plaintiff and...

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