GORDON v. ORTHO-McNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.

No. 05 C 6652.

430 F.Supp.2d 814 (2006)

Helen Larkin GORDON, Plaintiff, v. ORTHO-McNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

May 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip R. Torf, Torf Law Firm, Northbrook, IL, for Plaintiff.

John Dames, William Victor Essig, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT W. GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Helen Larkin Gordon, filed a two-count complaint against defendant, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., seeking damages under claims of strict product liability and negligence for injuries sustained as a result of taking Levaquin® (levofloxacin), an antibiotic manufactured by defendant. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), alleging...

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