Brown v. Johnson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding that acetaminophen and ibuprofen are “entirely different product[s]”
• “Defendants had no duty to inform physicians . . . because Children’s Motrin is an over-the-counter drug.”
• ‘Defendants had no duty to inform physicians *** because Children’s Motrin is an over- the-counter drug.’
• finding no implied preemption regarding Tylenol Cold warnings

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation
  S.D. New York· 2017-06-30· cited 72×
• Trejo v. Johnson
  California Court of Appeals, 5th District· 2017-06-30· cited 44×
• Batoh v. McNeil-PPC, Inc.
  D. Connecticut· 2016-03-10· cited 21×
• In re Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2015-11-13· cited 5×
• Trejo v. Johnson & Johnson
  California Court of Appeal· 2017-06-30
• Watson v. Mead Johnson Company, LLC
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2026-06-12

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 135,235×
• Wyeth v. Levine
  Supreme Court· 2009-03-04· cited 1,294×
• Hutchison Ex Rel. Hutchison v. Luddy
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-03-22· cited 277×
• Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-06-28· cited 274×
• Mut. Pharm. Co. v. Bartlett
  Supreme Court· 2013-06-24· cited 252×
• Kirkbride v. Lisbon Contractors, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-03-03· cited 219×
• Farina v. Nokia, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 2010-10-22· cited 188×
• Phillips v. Cricket Lighters
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-09-28· cited 112×
• Willow Inn, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Public Service Mutual Insurance Company, a New York Corporation
  Third Circuit· 2005-02-14· cited 98×
• Williams v. Borough Of West Chester
  Third Circuit· 1990-01-08· cited 92×
• Universal Insurance Co. of North America v. Warfel
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-01-26· cited 53×
• Buckner v. Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1981-07-01· cited 50×
• Soufflas v. Zimmer, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2007-02-21· cited 41×
• Lyon v. Caterpillar, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2000-05-22· cited 40×
• DEPT. OF AGR. & CONSUMER SERV. v. Bonanno
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1990-09-27· cited 39×
• Kiehl v. Action Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-12-24· cited 36×
• Daniel Boone Area School Dist. v. Lehman Brothers, Inc.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 2002-02-05· cited 27×
• Zafarana v. Pfizer Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2010-07-20· cited 26×
• Kelly v. Ford Motor Co.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1996-07-26· cited 19×
• Wolfe v. McNeil-PPC, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2011-03-30· cited 16×