In 2007 a large containership departed Oakland California in dense fog with a bay pilot on the bridge. The forward lookout was in the galley instead of being on his watch. The vessel veered off course and slammed into the Oakland Bay bridge resulting in considerable oil spillage. In the inquiry that followed it was determined that the Bay Pilot was under medication that may have impaired his performance. Civil settlements followed for the environmental damage and for repairs to the bridge. Now in 2012 I read where the ship owner is suing the pharmacists who provided the medication taken by the Bay Pilot.
This would appear to be a stretch - but what about the physicians who issued the Rxs? This case raises the eyebrows - I would hope the court would dismiss it - but it shows the length that imaginative lawyers will go to push the envelope. Stay tuned.
tjs
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