Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog

As a medical malpractice lawyer I have handled a large number of suits involving defective medications and medical devices. A recent jury verdict in Pennsylvania highlights the tragic consequences of poorly labeled drugs.

"When Dunson, 1, developed cold symptoms, his parents gave him Infants' Tylenol over a three-day period. During that time, he began vomiting and grew listless. When his parents took him to the family physician on the third day, he was lethargic, dehydrated, and in acute distress. He died shortly thereafter. An autopsy concluded the cause was liver damage due to acetaminophen toxicity. Dunson is survived by his parents and four minor siblings. Dunson's parents, on behalf of their son's estate, sued the manufacturer of the drug in strict liability, alleging the drug was defective in that its label failed to warn of the risks of liver damage and death from acetaminophen and failed to warn that the product is three times more concentrated than Children's Tylenol."

Dunson v. McNeil-PPC, Inc., Pa., Phila. Co. Com. Pleas, No. 040302907, July 24, 2006.
ATLA Products Liability Reporter, December 2006
http://www.atla.org/Publications/PLlawreporter/2006_12/0612dru_inad.aspx