Legal Opinion
Kumpfer v. Shiley, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 6, 1990No. 90 C 2311PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge.
Before the court is the motion of defendants, Shiley Incorporated and Pfizer Inc., to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint based on the statute of limitations, pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b). For the following reasons, the court grants the motion.
Shiley Incorporated and Pfizer, Inc. formerly manufactured and sold a type of “mitral valve” or heart valve. On March 20, 1986, the deceased, Robert Kumpfer, had one of these valves implanted in his heart. Sometime in May 1986, Mr. Kump-fer suffered a cardiac arrest, which ultimately led to his death on July 28, 1986. On…
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