Legal Opinion
Moore v. A. H. Robins Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 23, 1988No. 87-786PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs Nancy and Kenneth Moore appeal from an order granting defendant Dr. Robert Richman’s motion to dismiss counts III and IV of plaintiffs’ six-count complaint. Count III alleged injury, pain and discomfort to Nancy through insertion by defendant of a Daikon Shield into plaintiff Nancy's uterus, which caused an infection to develop, without warning her of its dangerous propensities. Count IV claimed Kenneth’s loss of consortium.
The Daikon Shield intrauterine device (IUD) was inserted into Nancy’s uterus in 1974. Codefendant,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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