· 6/12/1967
Toole v. Richardson-Merrell Inc.
Citations
- 251 Cal. App. 2d 689
- 60 Cal. Rptr. 398
- 29 A.L.R. 3d 988
- 1967 Cal. App. LEXIS 2025
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- upholding $250,000 punitive damage award for drug manufacturer's failure to warn consumers about known hazards of its product
- up-holding $250,000 punitive damage award for drug manufacturer’s failure to warn consumers about known hazards of its product
- “strict liability is justified on the ground that the product was marketed without proper warning of its known dangerous result”
- company filed NDA, reporting 50% death rates in animal testing when 100% had died, and included wholly fictitious data
- company filed NDA, reporting 50% death rates in animal testing when 100% had died, and included wholly fictitious data
- company filed NDA, reporting 50% death rates in animal testing when 100% had died, and included wholly fictitious data
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Judges: Salsman
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