United States Fourth Circuit

Under Missouri law, because defendant has simply failed to present any competent evidence showing that the defect in a vaccine (excessive neurovirulence) proximately caused victim's injuries, defendant cannot receive judgment contribution from the plaintiff parent company of the vaccine manufacturer.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/16/2003
• Published 07/16/2003

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Marc Simon Moller, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York, New York, for Appellant.  David Patrick Donovan, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, McLean, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:Mark R. Dunn, Herzog, Crebs & McGhee, L.L.P., St. Louis, Missouri;  Stanley P. Kops, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania;  Rex Carr, Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kunin, Montroy & Glass, East St. Louis, Missouri, for Appellant.  Roger W. Yoerges, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.