U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Estella Martinez v. Walgreen Company
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- Opinion
- Filed
- Aug. 16, 2019
- Case
- Estella Martinez v. Walgreen Company
- Case status
- Decided
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PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: This case requires us to decide whether, under Texas law, a pharmacy owes a duty of care to third parties injured on the road by a customer who was negligently given someone else's prescription. Concluding that the Texas Supreme Court would not recognize this tort duty, we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment to Walgreens. <…
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