Legal Opinion
McDonald v. United States
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1983No. Civ. 80-1070PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONABOY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Lucy McDonald instituted this action pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671 et seq. (1976), and the-National Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976 (Swine Flu Act), formerly codified at 42 U.S.C. § 247b(j) — (7) (1976), 1 seeking to recover compensatory damages for injuries allegedly suffered as a result of her inoculation with the swine influenza vaccine. 2 The case was filed with this Court on September 25, 1980, and subsequently transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to the United States District…
2Cases cited60 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Hamil v. BashlineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Incollingo v. EwingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Richardson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Wyeth Laboratories, Inc. v. FortenberryMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
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- Jones v. Trustees of Bethany CollegeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
- Leeper, Niles R. And Leeper, Geraldine, His Wife v. United States of America. Appeal of Niles R. LeeperCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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