Legal Opinion
D.J.L. v. Armour Pharmaceutical Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided September 29, 1997PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLFSON, J.S.C.
I. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This case involves plaintiffs claim that he contracted AIDS after taking anti-hemophiliac factor (AHF), a medicine prescribed for the treatment of hemophilia, and manufactured by the defendant, Armour Pharmaceutical Company (Armour). The question before the court is whether N.J.S.A 2A:14-26.1 (the Act) which effectively extended the limitations period for certain civil suits against the proprietary plasma processors (the fractionators) is constitutional. By declaring July 13, 1995, to be the accrual date for all causes of action against the…
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