Legal Opinion
Jefferey Dale Ellis, Administrator of the Estate of Margaret Ann Ellis, Deceased v. International Playtex, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 25, 1984No. 83-1275PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Circuit Judge.
Jefferey Dale Ellis, administrator of the estate of his wife, Margaret Ann Ellis, appeals from the district court’s denial of a motion for a new trial. Margaret Ellis, a user of Playtex tampons, died unexpectedly in May of 1981. Convinced his wife had died from toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and that the TSS had been induced by a Playtex Super Deodorant tampon, Jefferey Ellis brought a wrongful death action against Playtex International, Inc. After a full trial the jury found for Playtex. Ellis immediately moved for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was not…
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