Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Chapman

—The appellee, Dorothy Chapman, brought suit against the appellant, Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation, for personal injury suffered by her as a result of taking Ortho-Novum, an oral contraceptive manufactured by the appellant. Her complaint alleged liability on the *36theories of negligence, strict tort liability under Restatement (Second) OF TORTS § 402A (1965), and breach of warranty for Ortho’s failure to adequately warn of the risk of thrombophlebitis attendant on use of Ortho’s oral contraceptive. Judgment was entered upon a jury verdict in favor of Chapman, from which Ortho brings this…