Legal Opinion
Amy Shields v. Eli Lilly and Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 16, 1990No. 89-7015PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Amy Shields, challenges a district court decision granting summary judgment for appellee, Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”). Shields filed a tort claim against Lilly alleging that she contracted cancer as a result of having been exposed in útero to Lilly’s product, diethylstilbes-trol (“DES”). The trial court granted Lilly’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that Shields had presented no conclusive proof that she had been exposed to DES. We have reviewed the district court’s determination de novo, and…
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