DEARINGER v. ELI LILLY AND CO.

No. 99956-2 (certified 2:21-cv-00060-JCC).

510 P.3d 326 (2022)

Certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in David J. DEARINGER, and Ganna P. Dearinger, individually and the marital community composed thereof, Petitioners-Plaintiffs, v. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, a Corporation, Respondent-Defendant.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed June 2, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kainui Michael Smith , Attorney at Law, 1420 5th Ave., Ste. 3400, Seattle, WA, 98101-4010, Anne Marie Talcott , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, 1211 Sw 5th Ave., Ste. 1600, Portland, OR, 97204-3715, Michael X. Imbroscio , Daniel C. Eagles , Emily S. Ullman , Covington & Burling LLP, One City Center, 850 Tenth Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20001, Paul W. Schmidt , Covington & Burling LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY, 10018, for Defendant.

Michael Barr King , Rory Drew Cosgrove , Tierney Elizabeth Vial , Carney Badley Spellman PS, 701 5th Ave., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave., Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa State Assoc. for Justice Foundation.

Noah Jaffe , Nicoll Black & Feig PLLC, 1325 4th Ave., Ste. 165, Seattle, WA, 98101-2506, Daniel L. Syhre , Betts, Patterson & Mines, PS, 701 Pike St., Ste. 1400, Seattle, WA, 98101-3927, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa Defense Trial Lawyers Assoc.


¶ 1 Under the learned intermediary doctrine, a prescription drug manufacturer satisfies its duty to warn patients of a drug's risks when it adequately warns the prescribing physician. The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington asks us via certified question whether Washington law recognizes an...

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