Legal Opinion
Oresman v. G. D. Searee & Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 16, 1975No. Civ. A. 4255PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAY, District Judge.
This is a civil action wherein the plaintiffs, citizens of Rhode Island, seek to recover damages allegedly sustained by them as a result of a severe stroke suffered by the plaintiff, Sandra Ores-man, on February 25, 1968. Jurisdiction of this action is invoked under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
In their complaint the plaintiffs allege that the stroke suffered by said plaintiff, Sandra Oresman, resulted from her taking contraceptive pills manufactured by the defendant. In their amended complaint they allege the following grounds for the liability of the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Union Pacific Railroad v. HadleySupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc. v. AmiraultCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1953
- Ritter v. Narragansett Electric CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Weyerhaeuser Company v. Bucon Construction Company, Inc., and Travelers Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Janda v. Iowa Industrial Hydraulics, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Casto v. Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Holmes v. BatesonDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1977
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Ill., Etc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1979
- Lindsay v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1979
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