Legal Opinion
Ruffing v. Union Carbide Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 2002PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John P. DiBlasi, J.
On Christmas Eve 1974 plaintiff Alyssa Pfleging was born. Tragically, she entered this world with congenital limb deformities, that is, without limbs below her elbows and knees. Years later, believing that her birth defects were caused by his exposure to the chemicals used at his place of work, her father, plaintiff William Pfleging, and she joined with other current and former employees of defendant International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and their children in commencing litigation against IBM and numerous chemical manufacturers and…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- United States v. MottoloDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
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