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Korbut v. Eastman Kodak Co.

Oregon Court of Appeals
May 22, 1990
787 P.2d 896 (Or. Ct. App. 1990)

Summary

In Korbut, the plaintiff's decedent allegedly died from Reyes syndrome, which the plaintiff contended was caused by the fact that she took Bayer Aspirin while suffering from the chicken pox.

Summary of this case from Western Helicopter Services v. Rogerson Aircraft

Opinion

A8806-03389; CA A60749

Argued and submitted February 14, 1990

Affirmed March 7, 1990 Reconsideration denied April 25, 1990 Petition for review denied May 22, 1990

Appeal from Circuit Court, Multnomah County.

Kimberly C. Frankel, Judge.

J. Randolph Pickett, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was J. Randolph Pickett, P.C., Portland.

Jeffrey M. Batchelor, Portland, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Laurence F. Janssen, Vivian Raits Solomon, and Spears, Lubersky, Bledsoe, Anderson, Young Hilliard, Portland; and Robert L. Kaufman, Kathryn M. Forgie, Rebecca D. Wynn and Haight, Brown and Bonesteel, Santa Monica, California.

Before Joseph, Chief Judge, and Riggs and Edmonds, Judges.

PER CURIAM

Affirmed.


This is a wrongful death action based on defective product allegations. The death occurred in 1982. The action was brought in 1988. The trial court granted defendants a summary judgment on the basis of Eldridge v. Eastmoreland General Hospital, 307 Or. 500, 769 P.2d 775 (1989). We are bound by that decision.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Korbut v. Eastman Kodak Co.

Oregon Court of Appeals
May 22, 1990
787 P.2d 896 (Or. Ct. App. 1990)

In Korbut, the plaintiff's decedent allegedly died from Reyes syndrome, which the plaintiff contended was caused by the fact that she took Bayer Aspirin while suffering from the chicken pox.

Summary of this case from Western Helicopter Services v. Rogerson Aircraft

In Korbut, the plaintiff brought a products liability claim in 1988 based on the decedent's death in 1982, after discovering the alleged cause of the decedent's death earlier in 1988.

Summary of this case from Kambury v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
Case details for

Korbut v. Eastman Kodak Co.

Case Details

Full title:KORBUT, Appellant, v. EASTMAN KODAK CO. et al, Defendants, and STERLING…

Court:Oregon Court of Appeals

Date published: May 22, 1990

Citations

787 P.2d 896 (Or. Ct. App. 1990)
787 P.2d 896

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