Legal Opinion

Deford v. Schmid Products Co.

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided December 18, 1987No. Civ. No. HAR-85-4195PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

CATHERINE C. BLAKE, United States Magistrate.

Now pending before me are certain aspects of the Motion to Compel Production of Documents and the Motion to Compel Answers to Interrogatories filed by the plaintiffs on October 20, 1986 and November 4, 1986, respectively. The history of these disputes is set forth below.

I. Background

On October 11, 1985, Margaret E. Deford and her husband filed a complaint in this Court alleging that the use of a Saf-T-Coil intrauterine device (“IUD”) caused Mrs. Deford to develop pelvic inflammatory disease (“PID”), necessitating a hysterectomy and…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Seattle Times Co. v. RhinehartSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  3. Richard A. Farnsworth v. The Procter & Gamble Company v. Center for Disease Control, Movant/appelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
  4. Dr. Chester A. Wilk v. American Medical Association, the State of New York, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  5. Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  2. In re Parmalat Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009
  3. Burka v. United States Department Of Health And Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  4. Tucker v. Ohtsu Tire & Rubber Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 2000
  5. Culinary Foods, Inc. v. Raychem Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993

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