$2 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Makers of DES
March 20, 2002
DOCUMENTS
- Complaint
WASHINGTON - A lawsuit filed against Eli Lilly in federal district court in Washington alleges that the plaintiff's birth defects were caused by her mother's ingestion of the drug DES during her pregnancy. Dean v. Eli Lilly and Co. w/s/o CT Corp., No. 1:02cv00177 (D. D.C.).
The Feb. 1 complaint seeks $2 million in compensatory damages resulting from various injuries suffered by plaintiff Ellen Dean as a result of her embryonic exposure to DES.
According to the complaint, Dean's mother ingested DES in 1956 during her pregnancy. As a result, Dean alleges she suffers from clear cell carcinoma of the …
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