PORTER v. WHITEHALL LABORATORIES, INC.

Nos. 92-1962, 92-2231.

9 F.3d 607 (1993)

Phyllis PORTER, Individually and as the Administratrix of the Estate of Manual Porter, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WHITEHALL LABORATORIES, INC., American Home Products Corporation, and the Upjohn Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 1, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon J. Petri, David E. Schalk, Indianapolis, IN, Kenneth John Chesebro (argued), Cambridge, MA, for Phyllis Porter.

Bonnie L. Gallivan, Ralph A. Cohen (argued), Angela K. Wade, Ice, Miller, Donadio & Ryan, Indianapolis, IN, for Whitehall Laboratories, Inc., American Home Products Corp.

William P. Wooden (argued), Katherine L. Shelby, Wooden, McLaughlin & Sterner, Indianapolis, IN, for Upjohn Co.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Manual Porter1 instituted this action under our diversity jurisdiction seeking recovery from the defendants on a variety of theories for injuries sustained by ingesting ibuprofen. The defendant Whitehall Laboratories is a subsidiary of American Home Products Corporation (collectively "the Whitehall defendants") and manufactures Advil, a pain reliever containing ibuprofen. The Upjohn Company makes a prescription strength...

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