Legal Opinion
Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 4, 1989PublishedCited by 203 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*502OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
Plaintiffs in these appeals allege that they were injured by the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) ingested by their mothers during pregnancy. They seek relief against defendant DES manufacturers. While not class actions, these cases are representative of nearly 500 similar actions pending in the courts in this State; the rules articulated by the court here, therefore, must do justice and be administratively feasible in the context of this mass litigation. With this in mind, we now resolve the issue twice expressly left open by this court, and adopt a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Summers v. TiceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by203 opinions
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