Legal Opinion
Cohn v. G.D. Searle & Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 7, 1984No. Civ. A. 74-450PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEBEVOISE, District Judge.
Procedural History
Plaintiffs, Susan and Walter Cohn, who are husband and wife, instituted this action in the New Jersey Superior Court against defendant G.D. Searle & Co. The complaint alleges that Susan Cohn suffered a stroke and that the stroke was caused by her use of an oral contraceptive manufactured by Searle.
Susan Cohn’s stroke occurred in 1963. In late 1969 or 1970 plaintiffs became aware that there may have been a causal link between use of the contraceptive and the stroke. Suit was instituted in 1974, more than ten years after the stroke and approximately…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Juzwin v. Asbestos Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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- Susan Cohn and Walter Cohn, Her Husband v. G.D. Searle & Co., Irwin I. Kimmelman, Esq., Attorney General of New Jersey, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Robinson v. Visual Packaging, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
- Love v. Johns-Manville Canada, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1985