Legal Opinion
Pottratz v. Davis
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 1, 1984No. Civ. A. N 83-163PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NORTHROP, Senior District Judge.
Presently pending in this action is a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant, A.H. Robins Company (“Robins”). Defendant Hugh J. Davis, M.D., joins in this motion. The motion is based upon the Oregon statute of limitations and upon the doctrine of res judicata.
FACTS
The basic facts as stated in plaintiffs’ complaint are as follows. Defendant Davis invented the Daikon Shield, an intra-uterine contraceptive device, in 1968. The device was originally marketed by the Daikon Corporation. Subsequently, all rights to the device were acquired by…
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- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Spence v. Miles Laboratories, Inc.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1992
- Rockstroh v. AH Robins Co., Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1985
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