BELL v. PFIZER, INC.

No. 12-1674.

716 F.3d 1087 (2013)

Shirley J. BELL, Plaintiff-Appellant v. PFIZER, INC.; Wyeth, LLC; Schwarz Pharma, Inc.; Pliva USA; Alaven Pharmaceutical, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 14, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence J. Donahue, Jr. , argued, Baton Rouge, LA, for appellant.

Henninger S. Bullock , argued, New York, NY, Kannon K. Shanmugam , Carl Summers, Washington, DC, Lyn P. Pruitt , Little Rock, AR, Andrew J. Calica , New York, NY, on the brief, for appellee Pfizer, et al.

Joseph P. Thomas , argued, Linda E. Maichl , Jeffrey F. Peck , on the brief, Cincinnati, OH, for appellee Pliva, Inc.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Chief Judge.

Shirley J. Bell, a resident of Monticello, Arkansas, alleges she was injured by the prescription medication metoclopramide, which is available in both generic forms and under the brand-name Reglan. Bell sued in federal court under our diversity jurisdiction, see 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1), alleging various causes of action against Pliva USA, the maker of the generic drug Bell took, and Wyeth, LLC (and its parent, Pfizer, Inc.), Schwarz...

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