Legal Opinion
Gannon v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 17, 2007No. Civil Action 03-6626PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT F. KELLY, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Jamie and Rebecca Gannon, have filed suit against Defendant, the United States of America, under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2671-2680. Jamie Gannon was born on July 22, 1973. Between 1973 and 1976 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, he was administered multiple doses of Orimune, an oral poliomyelitis vaccine (“poliomyelitis”) manufactured by Lederle Laboratories. In November 2000, Jamie Gannon was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma, which is a type of cancerous brain tumor. Plaintiffs allege that this tumor was caused by a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Johnson v. Oroweat Foods Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Carol Heller v. Shaw Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Hauch v. ConnorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
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