WATTS v. MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.

No. CV-15-0065-PR.

365 P.3d 944 (2016)

239 Ariz. 19

Amanda WATTS, An Adult Individual, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. MEDICIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION, An Arizona Corporation, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

January 21, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mick Levin (argued), Michael D. Malin , Mick Levin, P.L.C., Phoenix, Attorneys for Amanda Watts.

Donald L. Myles, Jr. , Lori L. Voepel (argued), Joshua M. Snell , Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, Attorneys for Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation.

Mark Brnovich , Arizona Attorney General, John R. Lopez IV , Solicitor General, David W. Garbarino , Stephen J. Emedi , Assistant Attorneys General, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae State of Arizona.

Stanley G. Feldman , Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, P.L.C., Tucson; and David L. Abney , Dana R. Roberts , Knapp & Roberts, P.C., Scottsdale, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Arizona Association for Justice/Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.

Wayne D. Struble , Bowman and Brooke LLP, Phoenix, Attorney for Amicus Curiae The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Alan Blankenheimer , Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Michael X. Imbroscio (argued), Paul W. Schmidt , Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C., Attorneys for Amicus Curiae The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and the Arizona Manufacturers Council.

Vice Chief Justice PELANDER authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice BALES and Justices BRUTINEL, TIMMER, and BERCH (Retired) joined.


¶ 1 Under the learned intermediary doctrine ("LID"), a manufacturer satisfies its duty to warn end users by giving appropriate warnings to the specialized class of persons who may prescribe or administer the product. We hold today that the LID generally applies to a prescription...

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