GEORGE v. PARKE-DAVIS

No. 52580-3.

107 Wn.2d 584 (1987)

733 P.2d 507

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON IN KATHLEEN M. GEORGE, Plaintiff, v. PARKE-DAVIS, ET AL, Defendants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 22, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Feltman, Gebhardt, Eymann & Jones, P.S., by John S. Glassman and Richard C. Eymann, and Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S., by Constance D. Gould, for plaintiff.

Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, by William D. Symmes and Brian T. Rekofke, for defendant Parke-Davis.

Huppin, Ewing & Anderson, P.S., by Irving Paul, for defendants Stanlabs Pharmaceutical Co., et al.

Lee, Smart, Cook, Martin & Patterson, P.S., Inc., by John W. Schedler, for defendant Lemmon Co.

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by Robert L. Israel and Janet D. Reis, for defendant McKesson and Robbins, Inc.

Randall & Danskin, P.S., by Robert P. Hailey, for defendant Rorer, Inc.

Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson, by Karen J. Vanderlaan, and Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, by Peter W. Davis and Joseph P. Mascovich, for defendant Eli Lilly.

Mullin, Etter & Cronin, P.S., by Ronald K. Mullin and Steven M. Cronin (Kevin J. Dunne, of counsel), for defendant Upjohn.

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, by Douglas A. Hofmann, John A. Knox, and Jan C. Kirkwood, for defendant E.R. Squibb & Sons.


DORE, J.

The Federal District Court in Spokane certified seven questions to this court regarding a tort claim filed by Kathleen George against the defendant DES manufacturers and distributors. These questions focus on how liability should be apportioned among the defendants, and ask for explanation and clarification of this court's decision in Martin v. Abbott Labs., 102 Wn.2d 581

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