Legal Opinion
Jones v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Arkansas
Decided February 2, 1978No. 77-2059PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PAUL X WILLIAMS, Chief Judge.
This case arises from the United States swine flu inoculation program of 1976. The plaintiff, Ivo Jones seeks damages from the four manufacturers of the vaccine as compensation for the personal injuries he- asserts were proximately caused by his inoculation on October 28, 1976. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
The United States has filed a motion to substitute itself as the sole party defendant and to dismiss the action.
The government’s motion to substitute itself as defendant in lieu of the four…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Glidden Co. v. ZdanokSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Helvering v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Richmond Screw Anchor Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Brady v. Roosevelt Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Jones v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- Heitz v. County of SacramentoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Ivo Jones v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978