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<<3 families drop suit against drug company
By Susan Greene
Denver Post Staff Writer
Friday, April 19, 2002 - Three of the four remaining plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the maker of an antidepressant drug that gunman Eric Harris was taking prior to the 1999 Columbine massacre have dropped their claims against the company.
In filings Wednesday in U.S. District Court, the families of students Evan Todd, Brian Anderson and Corey DePooter backed out of their case against Solvay Pharmaceuticals, maker of Luvox. The suit claimed the drug made Harris psychotic.
The families agreed not to file future claims against the company.
DePooter was killed in the shootings. Todd and Anderson were injured.
A fifth plaintiff, the widow of slain teacher Dave Sanders, dropped her claims earlier this year.
Wednesday's filings leave only one plaintiff in the lawsuit - the family of Mark Taylor, who was hurt in the rampage. In another development this week, the two lawyers representing the Taylors have asked to be dismissed, citing "irreconcilable differences."
Richard Peterson, lead counsel for all plaintiffs, could not be reached for comment Thursday on why he wants out of the case.
Since the suit was filed last year, Solvay has asserted that Luvox had nothing to do with the Columbine shootings. As part of their defense, attorneys for the company have sought hundreds of documents, tapes and other materials related to the massacre - all of which are being stored in the federal courthouse, managed by a special master, for safekeeping.
Mark Kennedy, one of the lawyers representing Solvay, said Thursday that the company did not reach a settlement with the Todds, Andersons or DePooters.>> |
