General Discussion

The lady had gone to Walgreens to get a flu shot and some other immunizations. The pharmacist injected her at an odd angle, which she claimed caused serious nerve damage in her arm. She was asking for $3 million in damages. Her attorneys were outmatched. Walgreens hired a big Dallas firm. In the end, she got $90k solely because he did not give her a form that outlined the potential side effects of the shot before administering it. If memory serves, that is an FDA requirement. The trial was interesting and my first and only experience on a jury. Several of the jurors were cool and fun to talk with on breaks. But it's not an experience I'm anxious to repeat. The worst part of it was the jury selection, which lasted hours, and I didn't care to answer a bunch of personal questions from attorneys from both sides in front of a room full of people. And listening to the other jurors answer questions was super tedious.


My wife was in a child abuse case 15 years ago that resulted in a child being removed from the custody of her parents, which was a much heavier experience.