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ALLISON v. MERCK AND CO., INC.

No. 19888.

878 P.2d 948 (1994)

Jo Ann ALLISON, Individually, and Jo Ann Allison, as Natural Parent and Guardian of Thomas Allison, Appellant, v. MERCK AND COMPANY, INC., a New Jersey Corporation, and Clark County Health District, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 26, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goodman & Chesnoff, Las Vegas, Richard R. Shreves, Austin, TX, for appellant.

Beckley, Singleton, DeLanoy, Jemison & List, Las Vegas, Preuss, Walker & Shanager, San Francisco, CA, for respondent Merck and Company, Inc.

Barker, Gillock, Koning, Brown & Earley, Las Vegas, for respondent Clark County Health District.

OPINION

SPRINGER, Justice:

The trial court entered summary judgment against appellant Jo Ann Allison and her son Thomas, who are suing the Merck pharmaceutical company ("Merck") and the Clark County Health District ("Health District") because they claim that a Merck-manufactured measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (the MMR II) administered by the Health District caused then seventeen-month-old Thomas to contract encephalitis and to suffer from consequent...

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