· 6/6/2006
Kennedy v. Medtronic, Inc.
Citations
- 851 N.E.2d 778
- 366 Ill. App. 3d 298
- 303 Ill. Dec. 591
- 2006 Ill. App. LEXIS 489
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- holding that a pharmacy’s duty to warn is ordinarily coextensive with that of a prescription drug manufacturer
- manufacturers of prescription drugs have a duty to warn prescribing physicians of the drugs' known dangerous propensities, and the physicians, in turn, using their medical judgment, have a duty to convey those warnings to their patients
- manufacturers of prescription drugs have a duty to warn prescribing physicians of the drugs’ known dangerous propensities, and the physicians, in turn, using their medical judgment, have a duty to convey those warnings to their patients
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Judges: South
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