DePRIEST v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS

No. 08-1257.

351 S.W.3d 168 (2009)

2009 Ark. 547

Louise DePRIEST, Iva Duncan, Gladys Eaton, Carolyn Knight, Geraldine Harris, Bernice Milam, Wanda Hamilton, Eddie Lou Sanders, and Lisa Sanders, Appellants, v. ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS, L.P.; AstraZeneca, PLC; Zeneca, Inc.; and AstraZeneca U.S., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 5, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitch Cash , Marshall; Brian Bishop , Billings, MT; and David A. Hodges , Little Rock, for appellants.

Sidley Austin, LLP, by; Mark E. Haddad and David R. Carpenter , Los Angeles, CA, and Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow, PLLC, by: Steven W. Quattlebaum , Little Rock, for appellees.


ELANA CUNNINGHAM WILLS, Justice.

This appeal arises from a lawsuit filed by nine named plaintiffs (hereinafter "Appellants") against drug manufacturer AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P., alleging that AstraZeneca fraudulently marketed its drug Nexium. The Searcy County Circuit Court granted AstraZeneca's motion to dismiss the Appellants' complaint on August 7, 2008. We find no error and affirm.

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