Legal Opinion
Abbot v. American Cyanamid Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1988No. 87-1578PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Tracy Abbot, whose name throughout is sometimes inconsistently spelled as “Abbott”, is a four year old child suffering neurologic injuries. She alleges that they result from inoculation in August 1983 of Tri-Immunol, a diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine manufactured by Lederle Laboratories, a division of defendant American Cyanamid Co. Plaintiff brought suit under three counts: (1) strict liability, (2) breach of implied warranty of merchantability and (3) negligence. In the course of the summary judgment proceedings, plaintiff limited her claims to:…
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