Legal Opinion
Campbell v. AH Robins Co., Inc.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 16, 1985No. 85-C-230-S to 85-C-233-SPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SHABAZ, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in these consolidated actions have added two wrinkles to the ordinary product liability case which are novel, at least in this Court. The wrinkles are being tested by a motion from defendant Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. to dismiss.
FACTS
The allegations of the complaint, 1 which are taken as true for purposes of the pending motion, are, up to a point, all too familiar. The plaintiffs 2 claim that each of them had an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted for purposes of contraception. The device was known as the’ Daikon Shield, and was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Haroco, Inc. v. American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Walter E. Heller International Corporation, & Ronald J. GrayheckCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Collins v. Eli Lilly & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- United States v. Robert Covelli, David Frederick and Darwin MurrayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
- Sandra S. Grogan v. Brenda F. Platt, Jane Doe, as Personal Representative of the Estate of William Russell Matix, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- United States v. MitlofDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Savastano v. Thompson Medical Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Sackman v. Liggett Group, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1997
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