Parents of Suicide Victim File $2.5 Million Suit Against Drug Maker, Dermatologist and Clinic

ROANOKE, Va. - The parents of a 22-year-old man who took his own life after using Accutane recently filed a $2.5 million dollar suit against the drug's manufacturer, the dermatologist who prescribed the drug and the clinic where the doctor was employed. Willis M. Day, et al., v. Hoffman La-Roche, Inc., et al., No. N/A (Va. Cir. Ct., Roanoke Cty.).

Plaintiffs Willis M. Day and Marguerite Ziemba, the parents of Nathan Day, claim that Hoffman La-Roche and Gary Gross, M.D., are liable for the death of their son because they failed to inform him that Accutane had been associated with …