LaManna v. GD SEARLE AND CO.

Plaintiff Debbie LaManna (plaintiff), brought a product liability-action against defendant G.D. Searle & Company (defendant). The suit charges that plaintiff was injured and became infertile as a result of an infection caused by a CU-7 Intrauterine Copper contraceptive device (IUD), manufactured by defendant. Plaintiff’s husband, Tom LaManna, joined in the suit as a plaintiff in a separate count for loss of consortium. The trial court applied the discovery rule for determining when the two-year limitation period for filing the action began to run, and entered summary judgment in favor of…