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Tiffany Phillips v. Eckerd Corporation and CVS
Date: 12-22-2006
Case Number: Unknown
Judge: Unknown
Court: Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Ronnie Crosby
Defendant's Attorney: Unknown
Tiffany Phillips sued Eckerd Corporation and CVS on a negligence theory claiming that defendants' pharmacists gave her five times the amount of medication ordered by her doctor with the result that she suffered permanent damage to her transplanted kidney. In 2002, Plaintiff, age 28, went to
Eckerd in Lancaster to get a prescription of prednisone for an
anti-rejection drug for her kidney transplant. Phillips had the transplant to replace the one kidney she was born with. She was given 1,250 mg. of the drug rather than 250 mg. Phillips is unable to use dialysis and she cannot have a third kidney transplant as a result of being overdosed.
fault and awarding $2.7 compensatory damages plus
$5 million in punitive damages.
About This Case
What was the outcome of Tiffany Phillips v. Eckerd Corporation and CVS?
The outcome was: Plaintiff's verdict finding defendants 90 percent at fault and awarding $2.7 compensatory damages plus $5 million in punitive damages.
Which court heard Tiffany Phillips v. Eckerd Corporation and CVS?
This case was heard in Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, PA. The presiding judge was Unknown.
Who were the attorneys in Tiffany Phillips v. Eckerd Corporation and CVS?
Plaintiff's attorney: Ronnie Crosby. Defendant's attorney: Unknown.
When was Tiffany Phillips v. Eckerd Corporation and CVS decided?
This case was decided on December 22, 2006.