Lak v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.

This is a review of the court of appeals affirmance of the trial court’s order granting a motion to dismiss the complaint in favor of the defendant, Richardson-Merrell, Inc.

The action is for personal injuries allegedly sustained by the plaintiff, Josef Lak, as a result of being inoculated on November 24, 1975, with a claimed defective flu vaccine manufactured by the defendant, Richardson-Merrell, Inc., and administered to the plaintiff by his employer.

The summons and complaint were filed on November 24, 1978, naming as defendant the company which manufactured and sold the flu vaccine to the…