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Price v. Purdue Pharma Co.

Citations

  • 920 So. 2d 479
  • 2006 WL 241083

How courts have described this case

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

  • barring plaintiff’s claim against doctors, pharmacies, and drug manufacturers for injuries sustained as result of drug addiction
  • “If a plaintiff cannot open his case without showing that he has broken the law, a court will not aid him.”
  • plaintiff’s malpractice claims against doctors and pharmacy were barred by wrongful conduct rule because his injuries resulted from his own illegal conduct in misrepresenting his medical history to obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled substance, OxyContin
  • plaintiff’s malpractice claims against doctors and pharmacy were barred by wrongful conduct rule because his injuries resulted from his own illegal conduct in misrepresenting his medical history to obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled substance, OxyContin
  • plaintiff was suing for his drug addiction

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