Legal Opinion
James A. Elkins, Sr. Mary Jo Elkins James A. Elkins, Ii, James Elkins, Jr. v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 20, 1993No. 92-6172PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Once again this court considers a product liability action alleging that Bendectin, a drug manufactured by Richardson-Merrell, Inc., (RMI), caused a severe birth defect. The district court granted summary judgment in RMI’s favor based on the similarity between this case and two recent Bendectin cases in this circuit, both of which ended in summary judgment for the defendant. Lee v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., 772 F.Supp. 1027 (W.D.Tenn.1991), aff'd, mem., 961 F.2d 1577 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 113 S.Ct. 197, 121 L.Ed.2d 139 (1992); Turpin v. Merrell Dow…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- GenCorp, Inc. v. American International UnderwritersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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