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MASON v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.

No. 08-2265.

596 F.3d 387 (2010)

Bonnie J. MASON, individually and as co-administrator of the estate of Tricia M. Mason, deceased, and William L. Mason, individually and as co-administrator of the estate of Tricia M. Mason, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION, doing business as GlaxoSmithKline, a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 23, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher L. Coffin, Attorney, Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, LLP, Plaquemine, LA, Bijan Esfandiari, Attorney (argued), Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, PC, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Daryl Joseffer (argued), King & Spalding, Washington, DC, Chilton D. Varner, Attorney, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before EVANS and SYKES, Circuit Judges, and SIMON, District Judge.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Twenty-three-year-old Tricia Mason committed suicide on March 2, 2003, two days after she started taking Paxil, a popular antidepressant. Her parents sued the manufacturer of the drug, the Smithkline Beecham Corporation, claiming it was negligent (among other things) for not warning that taking Paxil increases the risk of suicide, especially among young adults. The district court granted summary judgment for the company in 2008. The court concluded...

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