Legal Opinion
Harrison v. Wyeth Laboratories Division of American Home Products Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 1, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-2788, 79-2953, 79-3216, 79-4053, 79-4118, 79-4238, 79-4438, 80-0374, 80-0673, 80-1027, 80-1429, 80-1221, 80-1426, 80-1631 and 80-1990PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WEINER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in these actions are all citizens and residents of the United Kingdom. They each allege that they purchased oral contraceptives within the United Kingdom, used them in accordance with the directions and instructions, and as a direct and proximate result of such usage suffered injury, damages, and/or death. Presently before this Court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss 1 on grounds of forum non conveniens. For the reasons to follow, the motion is granted, subject to the defendant’s agreement to the conditions specified in. this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Henry v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Amelia Zamora Demateos, Administratrix of the Estate of Theodore Reyes, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc. And Texaco Panama, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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- In Re Union Carbide Corporation Gas Plant DisasterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Hodson v. AH Robins Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1981
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