Plummer v. Abbott Laboratories

Decided July 1, 1983. Bruce Marshall Selya wrote the opinion for the court.

568 F. Supp. 920 · Cited 54 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.

• Seitz v. L & R INDUSTRIES, INC., ETC. · 437 A.2d 1345
• D'Ambra v. United States · 338 A.2d 524
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Mink v. University of Chicago · 460 F. Supp. 713
• Bedard v. Notre Dame Hospital · 151 A.2d 690
• Phelps v. Burrillville Racing Assn. · 53 A.2d 753
• Sinn v. Burd · 404 A.2d 672
• Payton v. Abbott Labs · 437 N.E.2d 171
• Wilkinson v. Harrington · 243 A.2d 745
• Ritter v. Narragansett Electric Company · 283 A.2d 255
• Henry v. John W. Eshelman & Sons · 209 A.2d 46
• D'Ambra v. United States · 354 F. Supp. 810
• Scuncio Motors, Inc. v. Subaru of New England, Inc. · 555 F. Supp. 1121
• McGarr v. National & Providence Worsted Mills · 53 A. 320
• Antonio DeSpirito v. Bristol County Water Co. · 227 A.2d 782
• Auchincloss v. HALLORAN CONSTRUCTION CO. OF RI · 253 A.2d 622
• Barnhill v. Davis · 300 N.W.2d 104
• Culbert v. Sampson's Supermarkets Inc. · 444 A.2d 433
• Wallace v. Coca-Cola Bottling Plants, Inc. · 269 A.2d 117
• United Nuclear Corp. v. Cannon · 553 F. Supp. 1220
• Oresman v. G. D. Searle & Co. · 321 F. Supp. 449
• Avallone v. Wilmington Medical Center, Inc. · 553 F. Supp. 931
• Jerome I. Silverman, Inc. v. Lloyd's Underwriters · 422 F. Supp. 89
• Mullaney v. Goldman · 398 A.2d 1133
• Sypert v. United States · 559 F. Supp. 546

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