FRYE v. MEDICARE-GLASER CORP.

No. 72908.

605 N.E.2d 557 (1992)

153 Ill.2d 26

178 Ill.Dec. 763

Corina FRYE, Special Adm'r of the Estate of Stephen Frye, Deceased, Appellee, v. MEDICARE-GLASER CORPORATION et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

October 22, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.A. Armstrong, Mitchell and Armstrong, Ltd., Marion, for appellants.

Paul T. Austin, Marion, for Corina Frye.

Nicholas J. Lynn and Michael L. Elowe, Holleb & Coff, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Pharmacists Assn.

Robert H. Hanaford, Chicago, for amicus curiae Illinois Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

John F. Atkinson and Dale J. Atkinson, Atkinson & Atkinson, Evanston, for amicus curiae National Ass'n of Bd.


Justice CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

On August 26, 1988, Corina Frye, as special administrator of the estate of Stephen Frye, deceased, filed a two-count complaint against defendants Dr. John Barrow, M.D., Medicare-Glaser Corporation (Medicare-Glaser) and Evelyn Nightengale. In count I, plaintiff alleged that Dr. Barrow failed to warn plaintiff's decedent of the dangerous effects of taking the drug Fiorinal while drinking alcohol. In count II, plaintiff...

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