Legal Opinion
Marder v. G.D. Searle & Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 19, 1986No. Civ. Y-82-3506, Y-83-387, Y-83-864, Y-83-1144, Y-83-3370, Y-83-3735, Y-84-286, Y-84-775, Y-84-2248, Y-84-2770, Y-84-3779, Y-84-3958, Y-84-4504, Y-84-4569, Y-84-4599 and Y-84-4691PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
Following a trial on the basic issue of causation, and the failure of the jury to agree on a verdict on that issue, defendant moved for judgment. Plaintiffs also moved to delay entry of a final judgment dismissing their fraud claims pending a new trial, or in the alternative, requested that the dismissal of their fraud claims be without prejudice.
This case arises out of the seventeen plaintiffs’ use of the Copper 7 (Cu-7) Intrauterine Device (IUD), manufactured by G.D. Searle Company, Inc. (Searle). Plaintiffs allege three types of injuries: pelvic…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Wilbur L. LOVELACE, Appellant, v. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Richard Leander Ferebee, Jr. v. Chevron Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Merit Motors, Inc. v. Chrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Jefferey Dale Ellis, Administrator of the Estate of Margaret Ann Ellis, Deceased v. International Playtex, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
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- Rubanick v. Witco Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- Clois Osburn and Anita Osburn v. Anchor Laboratories, Inc., Rachelle Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
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