Legal Opinion
Gicas v. United States
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided February 10, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-C-470PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs Arlene Gicas and Thomas Gicas brought this action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq., in conjunction with the National Influenza Program of 1976 (“Swine Flu Act”), P.L. 94-380 (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 247b(j)-(l)), in which action they seek damages for Arlene Gieas’ allegedly contracting rheumatoid arthritis as a result of a swine flu inoculation.
On September 5, 1978, this case was transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to the United States District Court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Merco Distributing Corp. v. Commercial Police Alarm Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Johnson v. Misericordia Community HospitalCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
3Cited by15 opinions
- Kathleen and Michael Hasler, (82-1126), (81-1584) v. United States of America, (81-1584), (82-1126)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Barbara Novak, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- In Re Swine Flu Immunization Prod. Liability Lit.District Court, D. Utah · 1982
- Saxe v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1983
- Unthank v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1982
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