Morrissy v. Eli Lilly & Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• denying class action on behalf of daughters allegedly harmed by their mothers’ ingestion of the drug die-thylstilbestrol
• DES; mere exposure and the possibility of developing future illness is insufficient to state a present injury
• “In Illinois, possible future damages in a personal injury action are not compensable unless reasonably certain to occur.”
• mere exposure to potentially toxic product does not prove that the substance caused disease
• mere exposure to potentially toxic product does not prove that the substance caused disease
• “exposure to DES in útero and the possibility of developing cancer or other injurious conditions in the future is an insufficient basis upon which to recognize a present injury”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).