Legal Opinion
In re New York County Des Litigation
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 8, 1992No. Index No. 40000-90; No. CV 91-3784; Misc. No. 91-456PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*59APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER/REFEREE
WEINSTEIN, District Judge, and IRA GAMMERMAN, Supreme Court Justice.
Plaintiffs claim injuries from their mothers’ exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) from the 1940s through 1971. Defendants were manufacturers and distributors of DES. Cases pending in the state Supreme Court have been assigned to Justice Ira Gammerman. Cases pending in the federal district court have been assigned to Judge Jack B. Weinstein.
This major litigation has now matured. Little in law concerning general liability remains in doubt. See generally Enright v. Eli Lilly & Co., 77 N.Y.2d…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Enright v. Eli Lilly & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Bichler v. WillingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Besser v. E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Braune v. Abbott LaboratoriesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1995
- Bilello v. Abbott LaboratoriesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
- In Re DES CasesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- Ashley v. Abbott LaboratoriesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1992
- Burroughs v. Northern Telecom, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1992