Legal Opinion
Martin v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 20, 1988No. 87-3753PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Theodora Martin was born with serious birth defects. In this suit, she and her parents, Louise and William Martin, seek damages from Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical Inc. (Merrell Dow), the manufacturer of Bendectin, a drug prescribed for treatment of nausea associated with pregnancy. The Martins allege that Theodora’s birth defects resulted from Louise’s ingestion of Bendectin during her pregnancy. The district court granted summary judgment to Merrell Dow. We will affirm.
Merrell Dow sought summary judgment on the basis of a “timing of…
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