Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 2014No. Civ. No. 11-5782PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DIAMOND, District Judge.
Edmund Andre is one of fifty-two Plaintiffs who allege that they have severe birth defects caused over 50 years ago by thalidomide — a drug manufactured and distributed by Defendants — then prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness. Because Pennsylvania’s two-year limitations period has long expired, I will grant summary judgment and dismiss Plaintiffs claims as time-barred.
I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Mr. Andre is one of thirteen Plaintiffs who together filed a single personal injury Complaint on October 25, 2011 in the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court…
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