Legal Opinion
Richardson v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 19, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-3505PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JACKSON, District Judge.
This products liability case is presently before the Court on defendant’s motion for judgment n.o.v. or a new trial following a jury verdict for plaintiffs of $1.16 million after a lengthy trial. It is one of a number of cases filed across the country in which the plaintiffs allege that a child’s congenital limb deformities were caused by Ben-dectin, an anti-nauseant medication manufactured by defendant to be taken orally by the mother during pregnancy to alleviate “morning sickness.”
This trial was a virtual reprise of Oxendine v. Merrell Dow…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Richard Leander Ferebee, Jr. v. Chevron Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
- Merit Motors, Inc. v. Chrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
3Cited by20 opinions
- Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- In Re Bendectin Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Carita Richardson, Infant, by S. & E. Richardson, Guardians v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Blum v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Wade-Greaux Ex Rel. Greaux v. Whitehall Laboratories, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1994
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