Reyes v. Wyeth Laboratories

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1974-07-31

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WISDOM, Circuit Judge: This products liability case raises significant questions concerning the scope of a drug manufacturer’s duty to warn ultimate consumers of dangers inherent in his product. In May 1970, slightly more than two weeks after she had received a dose of Wyeth Laboratories’ oral polio vaccine, eight-month-old Anita Reyes was diagnosed as having paralytic poliomyelitis. Epifanio Reyes, An…

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