Legal Opinion
Ledingham v. Parke-Davis Division of Warner-Lambert Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 20, 1986No. 84 CV 2821PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
The infant plaintiff is alleged to have suffered serious birth defects as the result of his mother’s ingestion of the drug DILANTIN during pregnancy. Defendants move to dismiss this diversity action on the ground of forum non conveniens. For the reasons stated below, the motion is granted. 1
Facts
Plaintiff’s mother, Stephanie Ledingham, is a citizen and resident of Canada. She alleges that she ingested the drug DILANTIN during and prior to her pregnancy in 1969-1970. Her son, Philip David, was born with serious birth defects, including a cleft…
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- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
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