Taylor v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc

Plaintiff, Gus Taylor, appeals as of right from a judgment of no cause of action entered following a directed verdict for defendant, Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.

This case arose from the death of plaintiff’s wife, Carrie Sue Taylor. Plaintiff alleged that his wife died from a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lung) which was caused by her consumption of the oral contraceptive Ovral-21, manufactured by defendant Wyeth Laboratories. The medication was prescribed by defendant Dr. Brockington. Defendant Dr. Johnson treated decedent for a broken ankle shortly before her death.

Plaintiff claimed…