Mertens v. Abbott Laboratories

MEMORANDUM

FRANCIS J. BOYLE, Chief Judge, Sitting by Designation.

This action was brought by twelve Plaintiffs. Eight of them are women who allege that by reason of exposure to diethylstilbestrol (hereinafter referred to as DES) in útero, they suffered various injuries, including cancerous or pre-cancerous conditions, repeated pregnancy losses, infertility, incomplete, defective or abnormal development of their reproductive tracts and other adverse effects. They seek damages and a variety of other forms of relief, including the establishment of a fund and treatment facilities for themselves and…