Zafft v. Eli Lilly & Co.

Decided September 11, 1984. George F. Gunn Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

676 S.W.2d 241 · Cited 197 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
• Collins v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 342 N.W.2d 37
• Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 55 N.Y.2d 571
• Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc. · 345 F. Supp. 353
• Payton v. Abbott Labs · 437 N.E.2d 171
• Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing Company · 445 S.W.2d 362
• Abel v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 343 N.W.2d 164
• Ryan v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 514 F. Supp. 1004
• Rose v. Thompson · 141 S.W.2d 824
• Morton v. Abbott Laboratories · 538 F. Supp. 593
• Sheffield v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 144 Cal. App. 3d 583
• McCreery v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 87 Cal. App. 3d 77
• Thummel v. King · 570 S.W.2d 679
• Cherry v. City of Hayti Heights · 563 S.W.2d 72
• State Ex Rel. Mayfield v. City of Joplin · 485 S.W.2d 473
• Gabbard v. Stephenson's Orchard, Inc. · 565 S.W.2d 753

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