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HODGES v. BRANNON

No. 96-165-Appeal.

707 A.2d 1225 (1998)

Ruth HODGES et al. v. Patrick J. BRANNON and Merck Company, Inc.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

January 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Mulligan, Lincoln, for Plaintiff.

Dennis J. McCarten, Elisabet C. Hayes, Thomas D. Gidley, Providence, for Defendant.

Before WEISBERGER, C.J., and LEDERBERG, BOURCIER and FLANDERS, JJ.

OPINION

FLANDERS, Justice.

In this drug-products liability and medicalmalpractice action, a jury found that Vasotec, a prescription drug manufactured by the defendant, Merck & Company, Inc. (Merck), and prescribed by the defendant physician, Patrick Brannon, M.D. (Dr. Brannon), did not cause the death of the plaintiffs' decedent, George Hodges (Hodges).1 Because of this...

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