Legal Opinion
McBride v. Merrell Dow and Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 8, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-2639PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
Plaintiff in this action claims that he was defamed by an article appearing in Science magazine in October 1980. The article entitled “How Safe is Bendectin?”, discussed the plaintiff’s involvement in a controversy surrounding a drug called Bendectin. The defendants include the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which publishes Science magazine; the article’s author, Gina Bari Kolata; Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., manufacturer of the drug; and two public relations officers at Merrell Dow.
The defendants…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Time, Inc. v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Washington Post Co. v. ChalonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Dolphin G. Thompson v. The Evening Star Newspaper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Phillips v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Howard University v. BestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Chapin v. Knight-Ridder, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- William G. McBride v. Merrell Dow and Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
- Crowley v. North American Telecommunications Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- William C. McBride v. Merrell Dow and Pharmaceuticals Inc., an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
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