After college football player Rashidi Wheeler died during a practice in August 2001, his estate filed a lawsuit that blamed Northwestern University for failing to respond quickly to his asthma attack. Northwestern responded by filing contribution claims blaming Wheeler's death on the manufacturers of supplements containing ephedra. In a setback for the university, a federal appeals court has upheld a settlement that effectively bars the university from seeking any contribution from third-party defendants.
January 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
After college football player Rashidi Wheeler died during a practice in August 2001, his estate filed a lawsuit that blamed Northwestern University for failing to respond quickly to his asthma attack.
But the university responded by filing contribution claims in which they blamed Wheeler’s death on the manufacturers of “endurance enhancing” dietary supplements that contained ephedra.
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