Date: 08-31-2007

Case Style: Estate of Beth Hippley v. Walgreen Company

Case Number: 2003CA-003967-0000-LK

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Court: Circuit Court, Polk County, Florida

Plaintiff's Attorney: George A. Vaka, Karen E. Terry, Sidney G. Philpot, Jr.

Defendant's Attorney: Mark Hicks, Waggoner Dennis and James A. Coleman

Description: The Estate of Beth Hippley, age 46, sued Walgreens Pharmacies on a pharmacy negligence theory claiming that she was paralized and ultimately died as a result of being given an overdose of a cancer medical. Plaintiff claimed that the dosage was 10 times the amount prescribed and as a direct result of taking the medicine she developed severe headaches and eventually suffered a brain hemorrhage and paralysis. She died in January 2007.

The defenses asserted by the defendants are not available.

Outcome: Plaintiffs' verdict for $33.3 million.

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