CACCIACARNE v. G.D. SEARLE & CO.

No. 89-3900.

908 F.2d 95 (1990)

Margaret CACCIACARNE; Joseph Cacciacarne, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. G.D. SEARLE & CO., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1990.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Kampinski (argued), Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Irene C. Keyse-Walker (argued), Robert C. Tucker, Arter & Hadden, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

Before MERRITT, Chief Judge, KEITH and JONES, Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Chief Judge.

This is a products liability diversity case in which the District Court has certified the question to this Court of when plaintiffs' cause of action accrued. Because we believe the District Court was correct in determining that the statute of limitations does not bar this action, we affirm.

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