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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Nov. 3, 2006

Mother Sues Company Over Daughter's Death

SAN FRANCISCO - The mother of a young woman who died after using a popular birth-control patch sued the pharmaceutical company and its distributor, San Francisco-based McKesson Corp., on Wednesday, contending the companies deceived customers about the drug's risk of side effects, including blood clots and other serious disorders.

By Donna Domino
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - The mother of a young woman who died after using a popular birth-control patch sued the pharmaceutical company and its distributor, San Francisco-based McKesson Corp., on Wednesday, contending the companies deceived customers about the drug's risk of side effects, including blood clots and other serious disorders.
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