Product injury time limits
Miller v. Monsanto
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Jeremy Miller asks the Supreme Court to review the dismissal of his claim against Monsanto, arguing that the federal court in Delaware failed to apply Indiana product-liability law and did not account for the discovery rule, which can affect when a filing deadline begins.
- What's at stake
- Miller and Monsanto do not yet have a Supreme Court ruling on Miller’s challenge to the dismissal of his claim.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He has filed a petition for review and asked to proceed without paying filing fees.
The dispute involves whether a federal court in Delaware should have applied Indiana law to Miller’s product-liability claim and how the claim’s filing deadline should be assessed.
Question presented
1. Whether the District Court for the District of Delaware wrongfully dismissed Petitioner's claim because they failed to apply the full substantive state law as dictated by the Erie Doctrine as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1332? 2. Whether the District Court failed to apply Indiana substantive state law, Indiana Code § 34-20-3-1, in its entirety, including exceptions, as it is to be used in all product liability cases? 3. Whether Petitioner ’ s complaint and replies to Respondent Monsanto Company ’ s motion to dismiss on face give the court the ability to draw inferences that the discovery rule was implied against any statute of limitations defense?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision date is scheduled.
Documents
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More questions
- What Indiana-law issue does Miller raise?
- He argues the court should have applied Indiana Code § 34-20-3-1 in full, including its exceptions.
- What filing-deadline argument does Miller make?
- He says his complaint and replies allowed the court to infer that the discovery rule applied, affecting when the filing deadline began.
Sources
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