Goodwin v. Harrison

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The appellant, Mary Bass Goodwin, filed this medical malpractice suit against appellee, William Harrison, an obstetrician and gynecologist. She joined Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation as a defendant. She settled her claim against Ortho and went to trial only against appellee. She contended that (1) he prescribed birth control pills for her without informing her of the risks involved, and (2) that he failed, upon a second visit, to diagnose the fact that the pills had caused her to suffer a blood clot. The jury found in favor of the appellee. The appellant raises…