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United States v. Yale New Haven Hospital
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided January 5, 1990No. Civ. N-89-469 (PCD)PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
DORSEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks indemnity or, alternatively, contribution from defendants Yale New Haven Hospital (“YNH”) and Ohmeda Chemical (“Ohmeda”) for the sum recovered by the Estate of Sandra Cardillo. Complaint, MI 18, 21, 28, 37.
Plaintiff alleges that on December 6, 1976, Sandra Cardillo received Swine Flu vaccine pursuant to the National Swine Flu Immunization Program Act (“Swine Flu Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 247b. Id., 118. Thereafter, she developed Guillian-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”), a peripheral nervous disorder. Id., ¶ 9. On April 5, 1977, she was…
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