Cooley v. Carter-Wallace Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Green, J.
The adequacy of the warning in a products liability case based on a failure to warn is, in all but the most unusual circumstances, a question of fact to be determined at trial. Special Term erred in this case finding the warning on the label of the product “Nair” adequate as a matter of law.
*643Plaintiff Stanley Cooley consulted a physician, defendant John N. Burgess, M.D. (not a party to this appeal), regarding a vasectomy. Dr. Burgess suggested that plaintiff use a depilatory cream such as “Nair” or “Neet” to shave his scrotum in preparation for surgery. Plaintiff…
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