Plaintiff Opposes Motion for Summary Judgment Claiming She Was Unaware of DES-Induced Infertility, Injuries

WASHINGTON - In opposition to manufacturer Eli Lilly's motion for summary judgment, a woman argued that her DES-related injury claim is not barred by the three-year statute of limitations because she was unaware that her infertility was related to in utero exposure to DES until an X-ray found that she had a T-shaped uterus. Tammy L. Reeves v. Eli Lilly & Co., No. 03-00237 (RCL) (D.D.C.).

Plaintiff Tammy Reeves' Jan. 10 opposition stated that prior to the December 2000 hysterosalpingogram (HSG) that revealed her T-shaped uterus, she was told by doctors that her infertility was due to conditions that exist …