Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Sterling Drug, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 8, 1973No. Nos. 72-1257 to 72-1259PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BIGGS, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action1 Hoffman, plaintiff-appellee cross-appellant, sought to recover damages for serious and permanent injuries allegedly sustained as the result of ingesting the drug chloroquine phosphate, which was manufactured by Sterling Drug, Inc. and Winthrop Laboratories, Inc., and marketed under the trade name of Aralen. Count I of the complaint charged that the defendants were negligent insofar as they failed to properly test the drug prior to placing it on the market, failed to adequately warn users or the medical profession of the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Incollingo v. EWINGSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by91 opinions
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- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Neal v. Carey Canadian Mines, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
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