Supreme Court of the United States
Wyeth v. Levine
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- March 4, 2009
- Case
- Wyeth v. Levine
- Case status
- Decided
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*558Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. Directly injecting the drug Phenergan into a patient’s vein creates a significant risk of catastrophic consequences. A Vermont jury found that petitioner Wyeth, the manufacturer of the drug, had failed to provide an adequate warning of that risk and awarded damages to respondent Diana Levine to comp…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | John Paul Stevens | March 4, 2009 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | March 4, 2009 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | March 4, 2009 |