Legal Opinion
May v. Parke, Davis & Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 1985No. Docket 73452PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
Defendant appeals as of right from a jury verdict rendered against it and an award of damages in the sum of $2,275,000.
In the fall of 1975, plaintiff’s decedent, Martha Sue Ash, a 20-year-old college student, sought birth control information from Dr. Harold Reid in contemplation of her upcoming marriage. Dr. Reid prescribed Norlestrin 1 mg., which is a birth control pill manufactured and sold by defendant, Parke, Davis & Company. Norlestrin 1 mg. contains 50 meg. of ethinyl estradiol, a synthetic estrogen.
On December 1, 1975, Ms. Ash began taking one of these pills daily in accordance with…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Moning v. AlfonoMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
- Caldwell v. FoxMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Clark v. DalmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1967
- Smith v. E R Squibb & Sons, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Krug v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1967
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Miles v. Kohli & Kaliher Associates, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Latimer v. William Mueller & Son, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Temborius v. SlatkinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Duke v. American Olean Tile Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- Schutte v. Celotex Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1992
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