1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.2d
  4. 734 A.2d
  5. 734 A.2d 1245 (1999)
 

PEREZ v. WYETH LABORATORIES INC.

734 A.2d 1245 (1999)

161 N.J. 1

Saray PEREZ, Cheryl Bailey, Kimberly Bartlett, Anna Cesareo and Soraya Arias, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WYETH LABORATORIES INC., a subsidiary of American Home Products Corporation; American Home Products Corporation; Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Division of American Home Products Corporation; Wyeth-Ayerst International Inc.; Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Company and Dow Corning France, S.A., Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided August 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Galex, East Brunswick, for plaintiffs-appellants (Galex, Tortoreti & Tomes, attorneys).

John W. Vardaman, a member of the District of Columbia bar, Washington, DC, for defendants-respondents (Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, attorneys; Anita R. Hotchkiss, Lauren E. Handler, Connie A. Matteo and Linda Pissott Reig, Morristown, on the brief).

John F. Brenner, Newark, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (McCarter & English, attorneys; Mr. Brenner and Jerry P. Sattin, on the brief).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by O'HERN, J.

Our medical-legal jurisprudence is based on images of health care that no longer exist. At an earlier time, medical advice was received in the doctor's office from a physician who most likely made house calls if needed. The patient usually paid a small sum of money to the doctor. Neighborhood pharmacists compounded prescribed medicines. Without being pejorative, it is...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases