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HOPPE v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP.

No. CIVA 05CV05112.

437 F.Supp.2d 331 (2006)

Jon R. HOPPE, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Margaret O. Hoppe, Plaintiff, v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORP., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

June 29, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Brooks, Gilman And Pastor, LLP, Boston, MA, Harvey A. Sernovitz, Philadelphia, PA, Kenneth G. Gilman, Gilman and Pastor, Boston, MA, for Plaintiff.

Chilton Davis Varner, Katherine Arthur, Todd P. Davis, King & Spalding LLP, Atlanta, GA, Joseph K. Hetrick, Joshua G. Schiller, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant.

EXPLANATION AND ORDER

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

Plaintiff Jon R. Hoppe is the surviving spouse of Margaret O. Hoppe ("Mrs. Hoppe"). Mrs. Hoppe committed suicide on September 27, 2002, after having taken the anti-depressant Paxil for approximately three months. In this diversity action, plaintiff brings wrongful death and survival actions under Wisconsin law against those who designed, manufactured, and currently distribute Paxil, alleging that...

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