McGEEHAN v. PARKE-DAVIS

No. 90-00881.

573 So.2d 376 (1991)

Therese McGEEHAN, Appellant, v. PARKE-DAVIS, a DIVISION OF WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation; Pinellas County Health Department and Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services of the State of Florida, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denise L. McCain and David T. Henniger of Greene & Mastry, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Chester L. Skipper of Lyle & Skipper, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellee Parke-Davis.

A. Wade James of Hampp & Schneikart, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellees Pinellas County Health Dept. and Dept. of Health & Rehabilitative Services.


LEHAN, Judge.

We reverse the trial court's summary judgment in favor of defendants in this action for damages to plaintiff resulting from the loss of her fetus in an abortion. The abortion was alleged to have been brought about by the risk of birth defects from medication taken by her due to a negligently erroneous diagnosis that she suffered from tuberculosis, the medication having been allegedly prescribed and dispensed to her without a warning about the risk of...

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