Legal Opinion
Susan and Andrew Giza v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 3, 1980No. 80-1080PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Susan Giza became pregnant while taking the birth control pill “Modicon,” which was manufactured by Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation and was subsequently recalled from the market at the request of the Food and Drug Administration. She and her husband Andrew sued Ortho for “wrongful birth” in the Hampden County Superior Court in Massachusetts. The key issue in this case is whether a federal district judge erred in refusing to compel the appearance of an FDA expert to give deposition testimony for use in the state lawsuit.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States Ex Rel. Touhy v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- The Founding Church of Scientology of Washington, D. C., Inc. v. National Security AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Huron Holding Corp. v. Lincoln Mine Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Application for Issuance of Order Requiring the United States Environmental Protection Agency to Produce Dr. Thomas Spittler to Testify by Videotape Deposition. Appeal of Sun Pipe Line CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Local 3, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Houston Business Journal, Inc. And Dee Gill, Individually v. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, United States Department of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Swett v. SchenkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Bruce Hanson and Irene C. Hanson v. Town of Flower MoundCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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