Legal Opinion
Foyle Ex Rel. McMillan v. Lederle Laboratories
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided December 2, 1987No. 85-1620-CIV-5PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
TERRENCE WILLIAM BOYLE, District Judge.
The defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment on several issues is before the court at this time. A hearing was held on October 29, 1987, at which time the court heard argument on these issues.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On November 1, 1982, Lauren Foyle, then age two months, received a DPT vaccination. The vaccination is designed to pre vent a child from contracting diptheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. The vaccine was produced by Lederle Laboratories and marketed under the brand name Tri-Immunol. Over the next several days Lauren Foyle…
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