United States Eighth Circuit

In an action arising out of the use of a prescription pain medication, grant of summary judgment to the defendant was affirmed where there was no genuine issue of material fact regarding plaintiff's awareness of the harm caused by her addiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/16/2003
• Published 10/16/2003

Judges

• NANGLE, District Judge., Before WOLLMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and NANGLE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Samuel M. Pollack, argued, Boston, MA (E. Lauren Melton, Fort Worth, TX, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael F. Healy, argued, San Francisco, CA (M. Samuel Jones, III, Little Rock, AR, on the brief), for appellee.