Legal Opinion
Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 11, 1989No. 88-335PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Chief Judge:
Appellant Mary Oxendine appeals the grant of a motion under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 60(b)(6) vacating a 1983 judgment in her favor and granting a new trial. 1 The motions judge found that appellee Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., was entitled to relief although the trial had commenced five years earlier and this court had confirmed appellant’s entitlement to judgment three years ago in Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 506 A.2d 1100 (D.C.1986) (Oxendine I). As his ground for vacating the judgment, the motions judge found that appellant s sole causation witness…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Dyas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by26 opinions
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