Legal Opinion
American Cyanamid Company v. St. Louis University
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2003No. 02-1235PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER joined. Judge LUTTIG wrote a concurring opinion.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
St. Louis University (“SLU”) paid a $16 million Missouri state-court judgment to the family of a boy who became paralyzed after receiving Orimune, an oral polio vaccine, and SLU now seeks contribution from American Cyanamid Company, the parent company of the vaccine manufacturer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Cyanamid, and SLU appeals. We affirm.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
- Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. DoughneyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- Klein v. General Electric Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- Lay v. P & G Health Care, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- Gramex Corp. v. Green Supply, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2002
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Joseph R. Graham v. American Cyanamid Company, Roy Lee Lundy v. American Cyanamid CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Strong v. American Cyanamid Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2008
- United States v. St. Louis University, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
- Price v. KuchaesIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
- American Cyanamid Company v. St. Louis UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
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