Legal Opinion
Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 8, 1967No. 30629_1PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action1 Sidney Roginsky sought to recover compensatory and punitive damages for personal injuries, primarily cataracts, from taking at his home in Pennsylvania 2 a drug, MER/29, developed by Richardson-Merrell Company for lowering blood cholesterol levels. Roginsky’s was the first to be tried of some 75 similar cases now pending in the District Court for the Southern Disrict of New York. Several hundred actions have been filed elsewhere, see Rheingold, Products Liability — The Ethical Drug Manufacturer’s Liability, 18 Rutgers L.Rev. 947-48 n. 4…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Walker v. SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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- James v. PowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by233 opinions
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- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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