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SHIELDS v. ELI LILLY AND CO.

No. 89-7015.

895 F.2d 1463 (1990)

Amy SHIELDS, Appellant, v. ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron M. Levine, with whom Brandon J. Levine and Sybil Shainwald were on the brief, for appellant.

Gail L. Heriot, with whom James A. Hourihan, Marshall Simonds, and Loretta M. Smith were on the brief, for appellee.

Before: MIKVA and RUTH B. GINSBURG, Circuit Judges, and ROBINSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Amy Shields, challenges a district court decision granting summary judgment for appellee, Eli Lilly and Company ("Lilly"). Shields filed a tort claim against Lilly alleging that she contracted cancer as a result of having been exposed in utero to Lilly's product, diethylstilbestrol ("DES"). The trial court granted Lilly's motion for summary judgment on the ground that...

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