Legal Opinion
Klink v. G. D. Searle & Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 28, 1980No. 7933-6-IPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
James, A.C.J.
—At jury trial of her complaint alleging medical malpractice, plaintiff, Kathleen E. Klink, received a verdict of $1.1 million against defendant, Alvin L. Fields. We affirm.
On August 31, 1975, Mrs. Klink suffered a massive bilateral stroke. At the time of the stroke, she was taking Ovulen-21, a birth control pill prescribed by defendant Dr. Fields. She had been taking the pill for approximately 17 months. She presented expert testimony that the stroke was caused by the birth control pill.
When Dr. Fields first prescribed the pill for Mrs. Klink, she was over 19 years of age and…
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- Lamborn v. Phillips Pacific Chemical Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1978
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- Ward v. Richards & Rossano, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1988
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