Legal Opinion
Enright v. Eli Lilly & Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 1988PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Irad S. Ingraham, J.
Plaintiffs bring suit to recover damages for personal injuries and related claims allegedly sustained as a consequence of ingestion of the drug diethylstilbestrol by Rosemary Whitmore Hickson, the mother of plaintiff Patricia Enright and the grandmother of plaintiff Karen Enright.
Defendants move for summary judgment dismissing the complaint for failure to state a cause of action and on the ground the claims are time barred together with various other grounds.
factual background
The drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) was invented more than 50 years ago and had…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Codling v. PagliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Becker v. SchwartzNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Tobin v. GrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Woods v. LancetNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Smith v. Eli Lilly & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1990
- University System of New Hampshire v. United States Gypsum Co.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1991
- Enright v. Eli Lilly & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Metauro v. Abbott LaboratoriesNew York Supreme Court · 1990
- Murphy v. Eli Lilly & Co.New York Supreme Court · 1989
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