Moll v. Abbott Laboratories

These cases, consolidated on appeal, concern the application of the discovery doctrine to causes of action claiming injury as a result of des1 exposure.

In Moll v Abbott Laboratories, the Court of Appeals affirmed a denial of the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the ground that the statute of limitations did not begin to run until Moll learned that she likely had a cause of action. I would vacate that decision and remand for trial on the issue whether Moll acted with reasonable *37diligence in discovering that des exposure was a cause of her hooded cervix and infertility.

In Harrington v…