Legal Opinion
Terhune v. A. H. Robins Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 27, 1978No. 45110PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
This action was brought against the manufacturer of the Daikon Shield, an intrauterine contraceptive device, to recover damages which the plaintiff wife allegedly sustained as a result of her use of one of these devices.
According to the evidence, after the birth of their second child the plaintiffs sought advice from their family physician, an osteopathic surgeon, regarding available methods of contraception. He informed them of the advantages and disadvantages of various methods, and they chose the Daikon Shield. The defendant manufacturer supplied these shields only to doctors and not to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- McEwen v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationOregon Supreme Court · 1974
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Lydia Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc., and Winthrop LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Ulmer v. Ford Motor Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by137 opinions
- Washington State Physicians Insurance Exchange & Ass'n v. Fisons Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1993
- Kirk v. Michael Reese Hospital & Medical CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- Ralston v. Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- Seley v. G. D. Searle & Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1981
- Wooderson v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1984
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