Legal Opinion
James L. Hurley, Jr., Etc. v. Lederle Laboratories Division of American Cyanamid Co., Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1989No. 87-2578PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
James Hurley III and his parents appeal the district court’s partial summary judgment against their products liability claims arising from the severe neurological damage the minor Hurley sustained after inno-culation with Lederle’s pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine, 651 F.Supp. 993. Since we disagree with the district court that federal law preempts the state products liability law, and since our examination of the record reveals factual questions remaining on the other issues, we reverse and remand.
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James Hurley III was less than a year old when he was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Clois Osburn and Anita Osburn v. Anchor Laboratories, Inc., Rachelle Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Graham Ex Rel. Graham v. Wyeth LaboratoriesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1987
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3Cited by78 opinions
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