Legal Opinion
G. D. Searle & Co. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 10, 1975No. Civ. No. 14999PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FRIEDMAN, J.
This is one of the exceptional cases justifying a mandamus action to review a ruling on demurrer. (Babb v. Superior Court (1971) 3 Cal.3d 841, 851 [92 Cal.Rptr. 179, 479 P.2d 379].)
Petitioner G. D. Searle & Company (Searle), a pharmaceutical manufacturer, is a defendant in a superior court action brought by Sandra Kay Seaton (plaintiff). Plaintiff sues Searle together with Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation (Ortho) and a doctor, alleging pathological *25effects caused by oral contraceptives manufactured and sold by the two drug firms. The amended complaint is drawn in three…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Bertero v. National General Corp.California Supreme Court · 1974
- Babb v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Wennerholm v. Stanford University School of MedicineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Silberg v. California Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by107 opinions
- Sidney-Vinstein v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1981
- Taylor v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- April Enterprises, Inc. v. KTTVCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Mangini v. Aerojet-General Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1991
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