Legal Opinion
Murphy Ex Rel. Murphy v. Playtex Family Products Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 19, 2001No. AMD 00-3664PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DAVIS, District Judge.
This is a products liability case arising under Maryland law, here on diversity, in which Allison A. Murphy (“Murphy”) and her parents, Rita and John Murphy (collectively “plaintiffs”) 1 allege that Murphy suffered toxic shock syndrome (“TSS”) in January 1998 from her use of Playtex tampons. Defendant is Playtex Products, Inc. 2 (“defendant”), the manufacturer of Playtex tampons. Plaintiffs allege claims for negligence, strict liability, violation of the Maryland Consumer Protection Act, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty and restitution.…
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