Bulthuis v. Rexall Corp.

Defendant drug manufacturers were granted summary judgment on the ground there was no genuine issue that plaintiff’s mother did not take Diethylstilbestrol (DES) during her pregnancy with plaintiff. We reverse.

Plaintiff's mother had three miscarriages before the birth of Elizabeth, her fourth child. Thirty years later plaintiff’s own pregnancy was terminated and surgery was performed because of cancer of the cervix. Plaintiff sued the seven pharmaceutical companies that manufactured and marketed DES during the time of her mother’s pregnancy with plaintiff under theories of strict liability,…