Williams v. Ciba-Geigy Corp.
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
686 F. Supp. 573 (1988)
- Written by Mary Phelan D'Isa, JD
Facts
Carolyn Sue Williams (plaintiff) sued Ciba-Geigy Corporation (Ciba) (defendant) for products liability when Williams contracted a serious skin condition, Stephens-Johnson syndrome, after taking Tegretol (carbamazepine), which had been prescribed by Williams’s physician. Williams alleged that Tegretol was an unreasonably dangerous drug per se. Ciba moved for summary judgment and argued that the allegation that Tegretol, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is unreasonably dangerous per se due to a known risk for which a legally adequate warning is provided is not enough without more to withstand a motion for summary judgment, notwithstanding the applicability of the risk-utility standard.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Veron, J.)
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