Legal Opinion

Brown v. Eli Lilly and Co.

District Court, D. Nebraska

Decided August 5, 1988No. CV87-L-471PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM ON DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND FOR LEAVE TO SUBMIT A REPLY BRIEF

URBOM, District Judge.

The defendant has moved for summary judgment on the ground that Nebraska’s ten-year statute of repose for products liability cases bars this action by Julie Brown against Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) arising out of injuries allegedly caused by the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES). The undisputed facts are that Brown’s mother purchased and ingested DES in 1960, that the injuries she allegedly suffered as a result were discovered in 1983, and that she filed the present suit in 1987.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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Regan v. Time, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
Kochins v. Linden-Alimak, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by1 opinion

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