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BLUM v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

705 A.2d 1314 (1997)

Jeffrey BLUM, a minor by his Parents and Natural Guardians, Joan and Fred BLUM, and Joan and Fred Blum, in their own right, Appellees v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and Rite Aid Discount Pharmacy. Appeal of MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ("Merrell Dow").

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward W. Madeira, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

Thomas R. Kline, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Arlin M. Adams, Philadelphia, for Chemical Manufacturing Association, Amicus Curiae.

Before BECK and HUDOCK, JJ., and CERCONE, President Judge Emeritus.

BECK, Judge:

This is a pharmaceutical products liability action. Plaintiffs-appellees are Jeffrey Blum, a minor, and his parents and natural guardians Joan and Fred Blum. Jeffrey Blum was born with clubfeet. The Blums filed this action against defendant-appellant Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Merrell Dow"), the manufacturer of the drug Bendectin. While pregnant with Jeffrey, Joan Blum took Bendectin, which was prescribed by her doctor to relieve pregnancy-related...

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