(DOWNLOAD) "Brock v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc." by United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Brock v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 06, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
Description
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Brock filed suit in federal district court on behalf of their minor child, Rachel Brock, to recover damages for birth defects that allegedly resulted from Mrs. Brocks ingestion during her pregnancy of the anti-nausea drug Bendectin, which is manufactured by Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Merrell-Dow"). The Brocks obtained a jury verdict in the amount of $550,000 against Merrell-Dow, representing $240,000 in compensatory damages and $310,000 in punitive damages. Merrell-Dow appeals that verdict here, arguing that the Brocks did not present sufficient evidence to allow the jury to conclude that Bendectin caused Rachel Brocks birth defect. After reviewing the record and decisions of other courts confronted with similar suits regarding Bendectin, we hold that Merrell-Dow was entitled to judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and the judgment in favor of the Brocks is therefore reversed and the case will be dismissed.