Jones v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.

Opinion

COMPTON, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff Cinderella Jones instituted this action to recover damages for a cancerous condition she allegedly suffered as a result of ingestion of “Ortho-Novum SQ,” a contraceptive pill developed and manufactured by defendant Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation (Ortho). At the close of plaintiff’s case-in-chief, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for nonsuit on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to establish a reasonable causal connection between the development or aggravation of the disease and the use of the suspect drug. On this appeal, plaintiff…