Legal Opinion
Payton v. Abbott Labs
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 23, 1981No. Civ. A. 76-1514-SPublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON ISSUES 9 AND 10 CERTIFIED FOR CLASS TREATMENT
SKINNER, District Judge.
In a memorandum and order dated July 30, 1979, I conditionally certified thirteen issues for class resolution. See 83 F.R.D. 382, 386-87. The case is presently before me on defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment on class issues 9 and 10. These issues are defined as follows:
9. whether and when, in producing, marketing, and promoting DES [Diethylstilbestrol] as a miscarriage preventative, the defendants engaged in a joint enterprise;
10. whether…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Sindell v. Abbott LaboratoriesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
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3Cited by66 opinions
- McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Halberstam v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Kurker v. HellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
- Juhl v. AiringtonTexas Supreme Court · 1997
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