M.M. EX REL. MEYERS v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC

No. 1-15-1909.

61 N.E.3d 1026 (2016)

2016 IL App (1st) 151909

M.M., a Minor, by and through Audrey MEYERS, her Mother and Next Friend; A.H., a Minor, by and through Dawn Hinton, her Mother and Next Friend; P.M., a Minor, by and through Linda Butler, his Mother and Next Friend; H.C., a Minor, by and through Amy Christy, her Mother and Next Friend; H.H., a Minor, by and through Kristen Hozempa, his Mother and Next Friend; A.K., a Minor, by and through Kathryn Keady, his Mother and Next Friend; C.S., a Minor, by and through Stacey Schutte, Her Mother and Next Friend; and C.E., a Minor, by and Through Shannon Emery, His Mother and Next Friend, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC, f/k/a SmithKlineBeecham Corporation, d/b/a SmithKlineBeecham; Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.; Wolters Kluwer United States, Inc.; and Walgreens Company, Defendants. (GlaxoSmithKline LLC, f/k/a SmithKlineBeecham Corporation, d/b/a SmithKlineBeecham, Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

August 26, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan S. Gilbert , Tiffan L. Amlot , and Anders C. Wick , all of Dentons US LLP, of Chicago, for appellant.

Kenneth J. Brennan and Steven D. Davis , both of TorHoerman Law LLC, of Edwardsville, for appellees.


OPINION

¶ 1 In this lawsuit, eight minor plaintiffs from six states, including Illinois, filed a products liability suit in the circuit court of Cook County against defendant GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK), a pharmaceutical company, and others. The suit alleges that the...

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