GOURDINE v. CREWS

No. 134 September Term, 2007.

955 A.2d 769 (2008)

405 Md. 722

Mary GOURDINE v. Ellen CREWS, et. al.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

September 4, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert D. Brault (Joan F. Brault of Brault graham, LLC, Rockville, MD; Allen T. Eaton, III and LaVern D. Wiley of The Eaton Law Firm, PLLC, Washington, DC), on brief, for Petitioner.

Brief of The Maryland Trial Lawyers Ass'n as Amicus Curiae: James MacAlister, Saiontz, Kirk & Miles, Baltimore, MD; Michael Wein, Law Offices of Michael Wein, Greenbelt, MD; Denis C. Mitchell, Stein, Mitchell & Mezines, Wassington, DC.

Jan M. Carroll (Terri L. Bruksch of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, Indianapolis, IN; Phillip R. Zuber of Sasscer, Clagett & Bucher, Upper Marlboro, MD), on brief, for Respondents.

Brief of Amicus Curiae of the American Tort Reform Ass'n in Support of Appellee, Eli Lilly and Co.: H. Sherman Joyce, American Tort Reform Ass'n, Washington, DC; Victor E. Schwartz, Cary Silverman, Shook, Hardy & Back, L.L.P., Washington, DC.

Brief Amicus Curiae of Public Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent Eli Lilly & Co.: Theodore Hadzi-Antich, The Law Offices of Theodore Hadzi-Antich, Buffalo, NY; Deborah J. La Fetra, Pacific Legal Foundation, Sacramento, CA.

ARGUED BEFORE BELL, C.J., HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, GREENE, JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, (Retired Specially Assigned), IRMA S. RAKER, (Retired Specially Assigned), and ALAN M. WILNER, (Retired Specially Assigned), JJ.


BATTAGLIA, Judge.

In this products liability case, premised on negligence, strict liability and fraud, Ellen Crews, a Type I diabetic1 who was taking a combination of insulin medications manufactured by Respondent, Eli Lilly and Company ("Lilly"), while operating her car, suffered a debilitating episode and struck a vehicle driven by Isaac Gourdine, resulting in his death. We are asked to determine whether Lilly owed a duty to Mr. Gourdine...

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