REED v. CONNAUGHT LABORATORIES INC.

No. 1426 Civil of 1985.

48 Pa. D. & C. 3d 400 (1987)

Reed v. Connaught Laboratories Inc.

Common Pleas Court of Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

December 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter H. Bouman, for plaintiffs.

Boyd McDowell III, for defendant.


O'BRIEN, J., December 3, 1987.

Defendant, Connaught Laboratories Inc. manufactures a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine known as DTP. On July 28, 1983, the parents of Joshua Reed had their son inoculated with DTP vaccine which had been manufactured by defendant. Shortly thereafter, the child sustained severe and permanent injury. Plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendant alleging state tort claims premised upon strict liability and negligence. Defendant...

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