Case study:  Pharmaceuticals

DGS defended a pharmaceutical company against a claim that a drug product caused the plaintiff’s stroke.  Plaintiff asserted that the dose in question came from a particular bottle of medication.  DGS attorneys established through discovery and investigation that the plaintiff had both a predisposition to stroke and symptom of stroke prior to taking the company's product and that the identified medication was manufactured after plaintiff’s stroke.  DGS moved for summary judgment based on the fact that the product was not manufactured until after the onset of the plaintiff's stroke.  The court granted the motion, terminating the case in the client’s favor.