Legal Opinion
Tarpey v. Crescent Ridge Dairy, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 22, 1999No. 97-P-1194PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.
Catherine A. Tarpey, a vigorous woman until her last illness, died in November, 1990, at age 72. When hospitalized, Tarpey was diagnosed with hypercalcemia3 and elevated levels of vitamin D in her blood stream. She was placed on prednisone therapy which allegedly compromised her immune system and led ultimately to her death from pneumonia.
Her executor, the plaintiff, brought suit in July, 1991, against Crescent Ridge Dairy, Inc. (Crescent Ridge), which produced and distributed dairy products including milk, and various other parties.4 Crescent Ridge fortified its milk with vitamin D…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Linthicum v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. LaniganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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