Clarke County v. Drew P.

How courts have described this case

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

• ruling that “courts must be skeptical of medical and other scientific evidence that has not been subjected to thorough peer review.”
• holding that such evidence was insufficient to support a jury verdict
• failure to provide significant epidemiological proof on causation was fatal to plaintiff’s case
• verdict for plaintiff set aside by j.n.o.v. — “we are convinced that the Brocks did not present sufficient evidence regarding causation to allow a trier of fact to make a reasonable inference that Bendectin caused Rachel Brock’s limb reduction defect”
• costs of residential placement apportioned between school district and parents
• lack of conclusive epidemiological proof was fatal to plaintiffs’ case

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Cited by

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

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  Texas Supreme Court· 1996-07-08· cited 1,699×
• Charles M. KEENAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank HALL, Director Oregon Department of Corrections, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-05-08· cited 978×
• In Re Paoli Railroad Yard Pcb Litigation
  Third Circuit· 1990-11-23· cited 458×
• Walter Mixon Allen, Jr., Mattie Gayle Allen, Barry Lane Allen v. Pennsylvania Engineering Corp., American Sterilizer Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-12-31· cited 387×
• Seven-Up Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-07-08· cited 175×
• Project B.A.S.I.C. v. Kemp
  First Circuit· 1991-10-17· cited 158×
• Christophersen v. Allied-Signal Corp.
  Fifth Circuit· 1991-08-15· cited 146×
• Rubanick v. Witco Chemical Corp.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1991-08-01· cited 118×
• James Berry, Sr., James Berry, Sr. v. The Armstrong Rubber Company, J. Wesley Cooper v. The Armstrong Rubber Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-09-20· cited 104×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1996-04-17· cited 104×
• In Re Joint Eastern & Southern District Asbestos Litigation.
  Second Circuit· 1995-04-06· cited 92×
• In Re Breast Implant Litigation
  D. Colorado· 1998-06-03· cited 84×
• Turpin v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-03-11· cited 80×
• In Re Nineteen Appeals Arising Out of the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation
  First Circuit· 1992-12-11· cited 77×
• prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,013 Mary Kathryn Thomas v. Hoffman-Laroche, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-01-03· cited 76×
• Soldo v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 2003-01-13· cited 60×
• Robert F. Mitchell, Individually v. Lone Star Ammunition, Inc., Etc., Day & Zimmerman, Inc., Etc. And Norris Industries, Etc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-10-03· cited 59×
• James A. Elkins, Sr. Mary Jo Elkins James A. Elkins, Ii, James Elkins, Jr. v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1993-10-20· cited 54×
• Mercer v. Mitchell
  Eleventh Circuit· 1990-08-08· cited 54×
• Bob T. Moore and Susan Moore v. Ashland Chemical, Inc. And Ashland Oil, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-11-12· cited 44×

Other cases named Clarke County v. Drew P.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Clarke County v. Drew P.
  Supreme Court· 1990-03-19