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Graham Ex Rel. Graham v. Wyeth Laboratories
District Court, D. Kansas (1987) | 666 F. Supp. 1483
TL;DR: A drug manufacturer, sued for brain damage caused by its DPT vaccine, sought summary judgment. The court rejected federal preemption and the automatic application of the 'unavoidably unsafe' product defense, finding that factual issues regarding the vaccine's design and warnings required a trial.
Legal Significance: The case establishes that the 'unavoidably unsafe' product defense (comment k) is not a blanket immunity for all prescription drugs. Its application requires a case-by-case factual analysis of the product's risks, benefits, and the availability of safer alternatives, and it does not bar negligence claims.