Legal Opinion
Wood v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1994No. 93-6274PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case presents the questions of whether Oklahoma either has or would adopt the tort theories of alternative liability or market share liability in the context of diethylstilbestrol (DES) litigation. We conclude Oklahoma has not adopted either theory and would not apply either theory to the facts of this case. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.
BACKGROUND
Procedurally, this case comes to us as a result of the district court granting a summary judgment in favor of three defendants who are drug manufacturing companies. A fourth defendant,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Summers v. TiceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
- Sindell v. Abbott LaboratoriesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Kirkland v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1974
- Martin v. Abbott LaboratoriesWashington Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Sender v. SimonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Arthur L. Black v. Baker Oil Tools, Inc., a Division of Baker Hughes, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Blackhawk Central City Sanitation District v. American Guarantee And Liability Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Wood v. Eli Lilly & Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company v. Ofelia SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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