Legal Opinion
Stephens v. G.D. Searle & Co.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 14, 1985No. 83-CV-2946-DTPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMORE, District Judge.
This is a drug products liability ease in which plaintiff alleges that her use of Ovulen 21 birth control pills manufactured by the defendant caused her a stroke on November 2, 1981. The complaint charges defendant with liability on six counts: negligence, negligence per se, breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, fraud and deceit, and strict liability.
In its motion for summary judgment, defendant raises six arguments, but the principal one relates to whether a manufacturer of prescription drugs is under any duty under Michigan law to put…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Smith v. E R Squibb & Sons, IncMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Zeni v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- Ellen L. Stapleton v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. And Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Dougherty v. Hooker Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Johnson v. Chrysler Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1999
- In Re Zyprexa Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2007
- Humes v. ClintonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
- West v. Searle & Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
- Kociemba v. G.D. Searle & Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1988
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