Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Havner

Decided November 13, 1997. Priscilla Richman Owen wrote the opinion for the court.

953 S.W.2d 706 · Cited 3,583 times

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• EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Robinson · 923 S.W.2d 549
• Schaefer v. Texas Employers' Insurance Ass'n · 612 S.W.2d 199
• In Re \ · 611 F. Supp. 1223
• Kelly v. State · 824 S.W.2d 568
• Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Crye · 907 S.W.2d 497
• DeLuca Ex Rel. DeLuca v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 791 F. Supp. 1042
• S.V. v. R.V. · 933 S.W.2d 1
• Bowles v. Bourdon · 148 Tex. 1
• Parker v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Wisconsin · 440 S.W.2d 43
• Richardson v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc. · 649 F. Supp. 799
• Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Oxendine · 649 A.2d 825
• Cook v. United States · 545 F. Supp. 306
• Longmore v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 737 F. Supp. 1117
• Transportation Insurance Co. v. Moriel · 879 S.W.2d 10
• Broders v. Heise · 924 S.W.2d 148
• Jordan v. State · 928 S.W.2d 550
• Hartman v. State · 946 S.W.2d 60
• Harbin v. Seale · 461 S.W.2d 591
• Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 506 A.2d 1100
• Allen v. United States · 588 F. Supp. 247
• Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 563 A.2d 330
• Will v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc. · 647 F. Supp. 544
• Marder v. G.D. Searle & Co. · 630 F. Supp. 1087
• Manko v. United States · 636 F. Supp. 1419
• Hagen v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc. · 697 F. Supp. 334

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