Mr. And Mrs. Floyd Brock, Individually and as Next Friend of Rachel Brock, a Minor v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1989-06-06

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GARZA, Circuit Judge: Mr. Mrs. Floyd Brock filed suit in federal district court on behalf of their minor child, Rachel Brock, to recover damages for birth defects that allegedly resulted from Mrs. Brock’s ingestion during her pregnancy of the anti-nausea drug Bendec-tin, which is manufactured by Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Merrell-Dow”). The Brocks obtained a jury ve…

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