Legal Opinion
Kendall v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 27, 2012PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Long
On December 21,2005, plaintiff Kamie Kendall filed suit against Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc., Roche Laboratories, Inc., F. HoffmanLaRoche Ltd., and Roche Holding, Ltd. (defendants), for injuries that allegedly resulted from her use of Accutane, a drug produced and marketed by defendants. Defendants moved to dismiss the action as untimely. The trial judge conducted a Lopez hearing1 and ruled that Kendall’s claim was not time-barred; her delay was reasonable under the circumstances.
A subsequent jury trial resulted in a large award to Kendall. Defendants appealed, challenging a number of the evidential…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Lopez v. SwyerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Fernandi v. StrullySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
- Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2010
- Farrell v. Votator Division of Chemetron Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- Burd v. New Jersey Telephone CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In re Accutane Litig.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2018
- The Palisades at Fort Lee Condominium Association, Inc. v. 100 Old Palisades, LLCSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2017
- Cornett v. Johnson & JohnsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2012
- Morristown Associates v. Grant Oil Company (073248)Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2015
- Stanley v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.District Court, C.D. California · 2014
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