Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Chapman
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNG, Judge.
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 theories 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…
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- Wooderson v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1984
- Coursen v. A.H. Robins Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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