Legal Opinion
Bernhardt v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided June 23, 1989No. DC85-39-B-DPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BIGGERS, District Judge.
The court has before it the motion of the defendant Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for summary judgment to dismiss this action. Having read the parties’ memoranda, examined the evidence and being fully advised of the premises, the court is in a position to rule on the merits.
As a basis for this motion, the defendant relies upon the medical opinion of Dr. John F. Jackson, who assumed that the plaintiff was conceived between fourteen to fifteen days after her mother’s last menstrual cycle which allegedly occurred about May 24,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lillian Washington, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Arsane Washington v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Carita Richardson, Infant, by S. & E. Richardson, Guardians v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Margo Lynch, Ppa Dennis Lynch, Dennis Lynch and Margaret Lynch v. Merrell-National Laboratories, Division of Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Soden v. Freightliner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by13 opinions
- James Dawson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Materials Transp. Co. v. NewmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
- In Re Bendectin Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1990
- MISSISSIPPI TRANSP. COMM. v. Highland Dev. LLCMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
- Bernhardt v. Richardson-MerrellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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