Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Farhat
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 1997No. A97A1113 to A97A1116PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Jill Bishop, a nurse, filed this complex products liability action against several manufacturers and distributors of latex examination and surgical gloves. Bishop claims that her use of the defendants’ gloves in her work with doctors’ offices and hospitals over the course of several years caused her to develop a severe allergy to the proteins contained in latex. She alleges that on February 5, 1993, she had become so sensitive to these latex proteins that she suffered a severe allergic reaction and, since that time, has been unable to resume employment. Among her other causes of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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