Legal Opinion
Grigsby v. Sterling Drug, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 25, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-1194PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GESELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a physician, lost considerable hearing in her left ear in 1968. In this complaint filed in August, 1974, she alleges that her injury was caused by defendants’ drug Aralen (chloroquine phosphate), which the Public Health Service prescribed for her over a long term as an antimalarial prophylaxis while she was in Nigeria in government service. She has received some compensation from the Government for her injuries, but she now brings this action against the drug manufacturer seeking $3 million in damages.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Maytrude Jones, Administratrix of Estate of Alexander L. Jones, Dec., Maytrude Jones v. Rogers Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,302 the Johns Hopkins University v. William E. HuttonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- William J. Emmett, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph N. Emmett v. Eastern Dispensary and Casualty HospitalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- Carney v. BarnettDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Blannie S. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Henry J. Wilson, Deceased v. Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Harig v. Johns-Manville Products Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Moll v. Abbott LaboratoriesMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- Bussineau v. President of Georgetown CollegeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Ehrenhaft v. Malcolm Price, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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