LAWSUIT CLAIMS CHILDREN'S MOTRIN CAUSES SEVERE SIDE-EFFECTS

The parents of a 7-year-old girl have sued the makers of Children's Motrin and several other companies that distribute the painkiller, claiming their daughter lost her eyesight and suffered other severe side effects after taking the medication. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Sabrina Brierton Johnson of Los Angeles, seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages against New Jersey-based health care giant Johnson & Johnson, subsidiary McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals, and several other firms, including retailers Ralphs Grocery and Albertsons' Sav-On pharmacies.

New York Lawyer (http://www.nylawyer.com/news/04/12/122904l.html)