Legal Opinion
Metauro v. Abbott Laboratories
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
James B. Kane, J.
Defendant E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. (Squibb), a manufac*538turer of the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES), moves for partial summary judgment in the above-captioned matter dismissing the derivative claims of plaintiff Vincent Metauro, set forth in the fifth cause of action in the complaint. Plaintiff husband alleges, in support of his cause of action, that due to defendants’ negligence he has lost the society, services, companionship and comfort of his wife.
Defendants argue that in New York a claim by a spouse for loss of consortium may not be maintained unless…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Rademacher v. TorbensenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Briggs v. Julia L. Butterfield Memorial HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Mehtani v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Singer v. Eli Lilly & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Anderson v. Eli Lilly & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Doe v. CherwitzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994