Collins v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Decided January 4, 1984. William G. Callow wrote the opinion for the court.

342 N.W.2d 37 · Cited 184 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories · 607 P.2d 924
• Summers v. Tice · 33 Cal. 2d 80
• Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc. · 345 F. Supp. 353
• Dippel v. Sciano · 37 Wis. 2d 443
• Bielski v. Schulze · 16 Wis. 2d 1
• Stevens v. Parke, Davis & Co. · 507 P.2d 653
• Prah v. Maretti · 321 N.W.2d 182
• Fondell v. Lucky Stores, Inc. · 270 N.W.2d 205
• Lovesee v. Allied Development Corp. · 173 N.W.2d 196
• Wangen v. Ford Motor Co. · 294 N.W.2d 437
• Hansen v. AH Robins, Inc. · 335 N.W.2d 578
• Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 55 N.Y.2d 571
• Fahrenberg v. Tengel · 291 N.W.2d 516
• Maynard v. Port Publications, Inc. · 297 N.W.2d 500
• In INTEREST OF DH v. State · 251 N.W.2d 196
• Wisconsin Natural Gas Co. v. Ford, Bacon & Davis Construction Corp. · 291 N.W.2d 825
• Radue v. Dill · 246 N.W.2d 507
• Abel v. Eli Lilly & Company · 289 N.W.2d 20
• Household Finance Corp. v. Christian · 8 Wis. 2d 53
• Gustavson v. O'BRIEN · 274 N.W.2d 627
• Mid-Continent Refrigerator Co. v. Straka · 178 N.W.2d 28
• Ogle v. Avina · 33 Wis. 2d 125
• Taylor v. Western Casualty & Surety Co. · 270 Wis. 408
• Ryan v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 514 F. Supp. 1004
• Payton v. Abbott Labs · 512 F. Supp. 1031

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• Rogers v. AAA Wire Products, Inc. · 513 N.W.2d 643
• Fiumefreddo v. McLean · 496 N.W.2d 226
• Mulcahy v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 386 N.W.2d 67
• Richards v. Badger Mutual Insurance · 2008 WI 52
• Smith v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 560 N.E.2d 324
• Shackil v. Lederle Laboratories · 561 A.2d 511
• Richards v. Badger Mutual Insurance · 2006 WI App 255
• Lewis v. Physicians Ins. Co. of Wisconsin · 612 N.W.2d 389
• In Re \ · 597 F. Supp. 740
• Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 73 N.Y.2d 487
• McClure v. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. · 720 N.E.2d 242
• Martin v. Abbott Laboratories · 689 P.2d 368
• Fish v. Amsted Industries, Inc. · 376 N.W.2d 820
• Hamilton v. Accu-Tek · 62 F. Supp. 2d 802
• Zafft v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 676 S.W.2d 241
• In Re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Products Liability Litigation · 379 F. Supp. 2d 348
• Grundberg v. Upjohn Co. · 813 P.2d 89
• Senart v. Mobay Chemical Corp. · 597 F. Supp. 502
• Bruttig v. Olsen · 453 N.W.2d 153
• Lillge v. Johns-Manville Corp. · 602 F. Supp. 855
• Gaulding v. Celotex Corp. · 772 S.W.2d 66
• Conley v. Boyle Drug Co. · 570 So. 2d 275
• Lewis v. Physicians Insurance Co. of Wisconsin · 2001 WI 60

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