Legal Opinion
Morrissy v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 18, 1979No. 78-146PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hartman
This appeal is taken from orders of the trial court dismissing plaintiff’s complaint, wherein she proposes two classes composed of the daughters of certain women who used the drug Diethylstilbestrol (hereinafter “DES”) during pregnancy. These daughters are alleged by plaintiff to have been injured as a result of prenatal exposure to DES.
Her second amended complaint (hereinafter “complaint”) 1 names as defendants 27 alleged manufacturers and sellers of DES, in addition to the Chicago Lying-In Hospital (hereinafter “hospital”). Count I thereof is directed against all defendants except the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- People Ex Rel. Wilcox v. Equity Funding Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
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- Ayers v. Township of JacksonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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