Jefferey Dale Ellis, Administrator of the Estate of Margaret Ann Ellis, Deceased v. International Playtex, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1984-09-25

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ERVIN, Circuit Judge. Jefferey Dale Ellis, administrator of the estate of his wife, Margaret Ann Ellis, appeals from the district court’s denial of a motion for a new trial. Margaret Ellis, a user of Playtex tampons, died unexpectedly in May of 1981. Convinced his wife had died from toxic shock syndrome (TSS), and that the TSS had bee…

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