Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit January 8, 1990, No. 88-1058 (Wilson ex rel. Wilson v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc.)

HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Brent Ryan Wilson, along with his parents, Susan and Ted Wilson, brought a diversity suit against Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Merrell Dow), alleging that Bendectin, a drug manufactured by Merrell Dow’s predecessor Richardson-Merrell, Inc.1 and prescribed for Mrs.