Legal Opinion
Jones v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 3, 1996No. Civil 93-20137 SWPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
SPENCER WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Chris and Karyn Jones brought this wrongful birth action against Defendant United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671 et seq., to recover costs and damages associated with the birth and upbringing of their daughter Abbigayle. According to Plaintiffs, the United States is responsible for Karyn’s pregnancy because U.S. Army doctors negligently faded to warn Karyn that the penicillin they prescribed for her could interfere with the effectiveness of her birth control pills.
The Court bifurcated the case and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Cobbs v. GrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Ann M. v. Pacific Plaza Shopping CenterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Jones v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1985
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