Gannon v. American Home Products, Inc.

Plaintiffs Jamie and Rebecca Gannon, asserting that plaintiff Jamie Gannon developed a form of brain cancer because of a series of polio vaccines he was given as a child, pursued various forms of relief in both federal and state courts. In the federal court action, they sought relief from the United States pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80, contending that the federal government was negligent in permitting the polio vaccine to be sold to the public. Plaintiffs’ federal action was dismissed following a partial bench trial, based on the government’s motion…