FRANZMAN v. WYETH LLC

No. ED 100312.

451 S.W.3d 676 (2014)

Helen FRANZMAN, Appellant, v. WYETH, INC., et al., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied November 4, 2014.

Application for Transfer Denied February 3, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristine Kraft , Schlichter Bogard & Denton LLP, St. Louis, MO, Jasper D. Ward , Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY, for appellant.

Gerald T. Noce , Larry E. Hepler , Beth A. Bauer , Hepler Broom LLC, St. Louis, MO, Henninger S. Bullock , Mayer Brown LLP, New York, NY, Kevin C. Newson , Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham, AL, for respondent Wyeth LLC, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., Schwarz Pharma, Inc., and Alaven Pharmaceutical LLC.

Sandra J. Wunderlich , Stinson Leonard Street LLP, St. Louis, MO, Linda E. Maichl , Jeffrey F. Peck , Ulmer & Berne LLP, Cincinnati, OH, for respondent Watson Laboratories, Inc., and Watson Pharma, Inc.

William S. Thomas , Aahren R. DePalma , Pitzer Snodgrass, P.C., St. Louis, MO, Ravi V. Sitwala , Hearst Corporation, New York, NY, for respondent First Databank, Inc.


Introduction

This appeal presents a poignant scenario raised in numerous lawsuits throughout the country against manufacturers of the prescription drug metoclopramide. Metoclopramide, also sold under the brand name Reglan, is used to treat digestive problems including diabetic gastroparesis and gastroesophageal...

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