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Brock v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuti-Cals

U.S.
Mar 19, 1990
494 U.S. 1046 (1990)

Summary

holding that such evidence was insufficient to support a jury verdict

Summary of this case from Cella v. U.S.

Opinion

No. 89-1189.

March 19, 1990, October TERM, 1989.


C.A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. JUSTICE WHITE would grant certiorari. Reported below: 874 F. 2d 307 and 884 F. 2d 166.


Summaries of

Brock v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuti-Cals

U.S.
Mar 19, 1990
494 U.S. 1046 (1990)

holding that such evidence was insufficient to support a jury verdict

Summary of this case from Cella v. U.S.

ruling that "courts must be skeptical of medical and other scientific evidence that has not been subjected to thorough peer review."

Summary of this case from Cuevas v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
Case details for

Brock v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuti-Cals

Case Details

Full title:BROCK ET UX., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF BROCK, A MINOR v…

Court:U.S.

Date published: Mar 19, 1990

Citations

494 U.S. 1046 (1990)
110 S. Ct. 1511

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