Legal Opinion
Muilenberg v. Upjohn Co.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 21, 1982No. Docket 50216PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtR. B. Burns, J.
A jury verdict of $750,000 was rendered in favor of plaintiff Terry Muilenberg 1 in this products liability action. The action stemmed from plaintiff’s ingestion of a drug, Cleocin, produced and distributed by defendant Upjohn Company. The theories of the case were failure to warn of the drug’s side effects and negligence by Upjohn in the pretesting of the drug.
On July 22, 1971, plaintiff went to Dr. Harrell, a dermatologist at the University of Michigan Medical Center, for treatment of acne. The drug Cleocin was prescribed for treatment. The label on the drug, at that time, did not indicate…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Caldwell v. FoxMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- McEwen v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationOregon Supreme Court · 1974
- Smith v. E R Squibb & Sons, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Robelen Piano Company v. Di FonzoSupreme Court of Delaware · 1961
- Marietta v. Cliffs Ridge, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Taylor v. Wyeth Laboratories, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
- May v. Parke, Davis & Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1985
- Schutte v. Celotex Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- In Re Certified QuestionsMichigan Supreme Court · 1984
- Mowery v. Crittenton HospitalMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
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