Legal Opinion
Leonard Harbeson, Jean Harbeson v. Parke Davis, Inc., and the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1984No. 83-3741PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
The United States appeals a judgment holding it liable to Leonard and Jean Harbeson and two of their children for the failure of three doctors at an Army medical center to respond to the Harbesons’ inquiries by disclosing the risks of an anticonvulsant medication on unborn children. The government contends the judgment against it is barred by collateral estoppel and that the district court erred in its findings of fact and conclusions of law. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In December 1970, during Leonard Harbeson’s tour of' duty at an air force base, his wife, Jean, was diagnosed…
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