Legal Opinion
Lynch v. Merrell-National Laboratories Division of Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 17, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-400-MAPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MAZZONE, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. The case involves a claim for damages brought by the parents on behalf of a minor plaintiff, Margo Lynch, and individually as well, against the defendant MerrellNational Laboratories (“Merrell Dow”). The plaintiffs allege that Margo Lynch sustained injury in the form of the congenital absence of her right forearm as a result of the ingestion of the defendant’s prescription pharmaceutical, Bendectin, by plaintiff’s mother, Margaret Lynch, during her pregnancy. In support…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by27 opinions
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- In Re Bendectin Litigation.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Carita Richardson, Infant, by S. & E. Richardson, Guardians v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Margo Lynch, Ppa Dennis Lynch, Dennis Lynch and Margaret Lynch v. Merrell-National Laboratories, Division of Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Hall v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.District Court, D. Oregon · 1996
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