Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 19, 1974No. Civ. 68-391PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HERMAN, District Judge.
This case arises out of a products liability claim brought by the plaintiff seeking compensation for the blindness the defendants’ drug Aralen allegedly caused him. A very lengthy trial was conducted which resulted in a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $437,000. This court denied the defendants’ motion for a new trial and the plaintiff’s motion for a re-trial on the issue of punitive damages. On cross appeals the circuit reversed and remanded for a new trial on the issues of compensatory and punitive damages. Hoffman v. Sterling…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Reuben J. Katz, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Carte Blanche CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Chambers v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Hilbert v. RothSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Marion Domeracki v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Martin v. Johns-Manville Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Soldo v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
- Huddell v. LevinDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1975
- Thomas v. American Cystoscope Makers, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- O'MALLEY v. Peerless Petroleum, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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