WIMM v. JACK ECKERD CORP.

No. 92-1181.

3 F.3d 137 (1993)

Sabrina K. WIMM, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Arron Paul Speer, deceased, and Paul Speer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JACK ECKERD CORP., et al., Defendants, Jack Eckerd Corp. and Eckerd Drugs of Texas, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 4, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl David Adams, Dallas, TX, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lea Francis Courington, Scott W. MacLaren, Gwinn & Roby, Dallas, TX, for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, SMITH, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.


EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

This case arises out of the death of Arron Speer, the eleven-year-old son of the plaintiffs, Sabrina K. Wimm and Paul Speer ("Wimm and Speer" or "plaintiffs"). Arron Speer died after receiving several doses of a codeine-based prescription cough syrup provided by the defendants, Jack Eckerd Corporation and Eckerd Drugs of Texas (collectively referred to as "Eckerd"). The plaintiffs brought suit to recover damages for Arron's death. They...

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