MALEK v. LEDERLE LABORATORIES

No. 83-933.

125 Ill. App.3d 870 (1984)

466 N.E.2d 1038

EDWARD MALEK III, a Minor, by his Mother and Next Friend, Sherry Malek, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LEDERLE LABORATORIES, a Division of American Cyanamid, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed June 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Colantoni, of McDowell and Colantoni, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellant.

Francis D. Morrissey, Thomas F. Bridgman, Miles J. Seyk, and J. Kent Mathewson, all of Baker & McKenzie, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE McGLOON delivered the opinion of the court:

Sherry Malek, as mother and next friend of minor plaintiff, Edward Malek III, brought this personal injury action against defendant Lederle Laboratories (Lederle). Plaintiff's two-count complaint sounding in strict liability and negligence alleged that on December 5, 1978, Edward Malek was vaccinated with a diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine manufactured and marketed by defendant...

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