Legal Opinion
Nelson v. A. H. Robins Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 4, 1981No. C-80-2213PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge.
This matter recently came before this court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment based on the statute of limitations. Plaintiff Cheryl Nelson seeks damages for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of using the Daikon Shield, a contraceptive device manufactured by defendant A. H. Robins Company and invented by defendant Hugh Davis.
The sole question presented in this case is whether the plaintiff possessed sufficient information regarding the causal connection between her…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Jerry W. Canterbury v. William Thornton Spence and the Washington Hospital Center, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States Liability Insurance v. Haidinger-Hayes, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1970
- Davies v. KrasnaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Pashley v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Linda Miller and Barry Miller v. A.H. Robins Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Petersen v. BruenNevada Supreme Court · 1990
- Ridenour v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2012
- In Re Northern District of California "Dalkon Shield" IUD Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1981
- Anson v. American Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1987
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