Legal Opinion
Fellows v. USV Pharmaceutical Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 13, 1980No. Civ. A. M-79-1644PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JAMES R. MILLER, Jr., District Judge.
Plaintiff, George E. Fellows, brought this diversity action to recover damages for injuries he allegedly suffered from using doriden, a prescription drug. Defendant, USV Pharmaceutical Corporation (USV), manufactures and distributes doriden. This drug was prescribed for plaintiff by his physician, Dr. Frank Talbot, from approximately September, 1970, to September, 1976, to combat plaintiff’s insomnia problem. During the relevant period, Dr. Talbot was treating plaintiff primarily for a heart condition and prescribed numerous other drugs.
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Phipps v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Lydia Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc., and Winthrop LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Moran v. Fabergé, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Coursen v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- McKee v. MooreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Makripodis v. Merrell-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- In Re Meridia Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2004
- Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. DoeCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
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