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Unthank v. United States

District Court, D. Utah

Decided January 4, 1982No. Civ. A. No. 78-F-452PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHERMAN G. FINESILVER, District Judge:1

Plaintiff Verlin G. Unthank claims that her neurological illness, transverse myelitis, resulted from the National Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976. Further, she alleges that the defendant United States of America, sponsor of the program, is liable for damages.

In this suit, brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq.,2 plaintiff seeks recovery based on theories of negligence, strict liability and failure to warn her fully of the risks and benefits of the vaccine used in the…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Dames & Moore v. ReganSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Logue v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. United States v. Paul v. OatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. v. FortenberryMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Joyce Carolyn Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Verlin G. Unthank v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  4. Fricano v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
  5. In Re Swine Flu Immunization Prod. Liability Lit.District Court, D. Utah · 1982

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