Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co.

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• upholding use of concerted action theory in DES case where defendant did not object
• upholding use of concerted action theory in DES case where defendant did not object
• “Products liability law cannot be expected to stand still where innocent victims face inordinately difficult problems of proof.”
• modified version of concert of action in a DES case was allowed to be submitted to a jury when the manufacturers took part in “conscious parallel” conduct
• because DES manufacturer made no motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, “concerted action” theory became controlling law of case
• because DES manufacturer made no motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action, \concerted action\ theory became controlling law of case

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Cited by

129 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Fletcher v. Atex, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1995-10-05· cited 492×
• Payton v. Abbott Labs
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-06-22· cited 399×
• Berry by and Through Berry v. Beech Aircraft
  Utah Supreme Court· 1985-12-31· cited 214×
• Hymowitz v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1989-04-04· cited 207×
• Zafft v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1984-09-11· cited 197×
• Jasco Tools, Inc. v. Dana Corp.
  Second Circuit· 2009-07-31· cited 183×
• Burnside v. Abbott Laboratories
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-12-20· cited 167×
• Martin v. Abbott Laboratories
  Washington Supreme Court· 1984-10-04· cited 160×
• Rastelli v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1992-03-31· cited 148×
• Loughry v. Lincoln First Bank, N. A.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1986-05-01· cited 147×
• Smith v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1990-10-01· cited 116×
• Gaulding v. Celotex Corp.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1989-06-07· cited 104×
• Heath v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1983-07-18· cited 91×
• Suzanne E. Tidler, and Helene Mankowitz v. Eli Lilly and Company
  D.C. Circuit· 1988-07-12· cited 88×
• Parkin v. Cornell University, Inc.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1991-11-26· cited 88×
• Ravo v. Rogatnick
  New York Court of Appeals· 1987-10-13· cited 80×
• Enright v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1991-02-19· cited 80×
• In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
  S.D. New York· 2005-01-18· cited 79×
• Shackil v. Lederle Laboratories
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1989-07-31· cited 73×
• Kennedy v. Cumberland Engineering Co., Inc.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1984-01-19· cited 71×

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Martin v. City of Cohoes
  New York Court of Appeals· 1975-06-11· cited 637×
• Dole v. Dow Chemical Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1972-03-22· cited 594×
• Caprara v. Chrysler Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1981-01-20· cited 177×
• Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.
  E.D. New York· 1972-05-18· cited 155×
• Wolfgruber v. Upjohn Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1979-12-21· cited 117×
• Wolfgruber v. Upjohn Co.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1980-12-18· cited 91×
• Ryan v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  D. South Carolina· 1981-05-14· cited 79×
• Payton v. Abbott Labs
  D. Massachusetts· 1981-04-23· cited 67×
• Davis v. Caldwell
  New York Court of Appeals· 1981-11-19· cited 64×
• Graphic Arts Mutual Insurance v. Bakers Mutual Insurance
  New York Court of Appeals· 1978-11-02· cited 53×
• Morton v. Abbott Laboratories
  M.D. Florida· 1982-03-25· cited 44×
• Knobloch v. Royal Globe Insurance
  New York Court of Appeals· 1976-01-06· cited 42×
• Bichler v. Willing
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1977-07-14· cited 42×
• Abel v. Eli Lilly & Company
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1979-12-05· cited 30×
• Hawkes v. Goll
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1939-02-17· cited 23×
• People ex rel. Whitaker v. LeFevre
  New York Court of Appeals· 1981-07-07· cited 18×
• E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. v. Sindell
  Supreme Court· 1980-10-14· cited 18×

Other cases named Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1981-02-24· cited 30×
• Bichler v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 1975-12-11· cited 8×