Case Title: Wright, J. & H. v. Avents Pasteur; Wyeth LLC (summary disposition)

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Docket Number: 83 EAL 2011

State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2011-12-28T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT JACQUELINE WRIGHT AND HOWARD WRIGHT, PARENTS AND NATURAL GUARDIANS OF JARED WRIGHT, A MINOR CHILD AND IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, v. AVENTIS PASTEUR, INC., MERCK & CO., INC., AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS D/B/A WYETH, WYETH LABORATORIES, WYETH-AYERST, WYETH-AYERST LABORATORIES, WYETH LEDERLE, WYETH LEDERLE VACCINES, AND LEDERLE LABORATORIES C/O CT CORPORATION SYSTEMS PETITION OF: WYETH LLC : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 83 EAL 2011 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM: AND NOW, this 28th day of December, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, the Order of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for proceedings consistent with Bruesewitz v. Wyeth LLC, 131 S.Ct. 1068, 1082 (2011) (“[T]he National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act preempts all design-defect claims against vaccine manufacturers brought by plaintiffs who seek compensation for injury or death caused by vaccine side effects.”). Petitioner’s Application for Leave to File a Supplemental Brief in Support of Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.