Legal Opinion
Snow v. A. H. Robins Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1985No. Civ. 23428PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REGAN, Acting P. J.
Terry Snow (plaintiff) appeals from an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant corporation. The order was based on plaintiff’s failure to bring an action within the one-year period prescribed as the statute of limitations for personal injury actions. In 1974 plaintiff had suffered from an unwanted pregnancy and resulting therapeutic abortion after having an intrauterine device known as the Daikon Shield inserted for contraception. In 1982 she filed a complaint for personal injuries, alleging, inter alia, that A. H. Robins Company (Robins) fraudulently…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Sanchez v. South Hoover HospitalCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Pashley v. Pacific Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1944
- Marsh v. Industrial Accident CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- Lattin v. GilletteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- Tresemer v. BarkeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Soliman v. Philip Morris IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Cart v. MarcumWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
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