Legal Opinion
Elisabeth Kirsch v. Picker International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1985No. 83-2550PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Elisabeth Kirsch brought this action against Picker International, Inc., claiming that x-ray treatments administered with Picker machines caused her to develop skin cancer. The district court1 directed a verdict in Picker’s favor at the close of the plaintiff’s case. Kirsch appeals and urges that two issues should have been submitted to the jury: whether Picker failed to warn the attending physician of the cancer risks associated with x-ray therapy; and whether Picker failed to give a similar warning to Kirsch. We affirm.
At the age of twelve, Kirsch developed a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Terhune v. A. H. Robins Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
- Sterling Drug, Inc., a Corporation v. Maxine F. CornishCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Krug v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Strong v. E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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