Mackereth v. G.D. Searle & Co.

SIXTH DIVISION December 20, 1996 No. 1-95-4194 SHARON MACKERETH, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County. ) v. ) ) G.D. SEARLE AND CO., SEARLE ) PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., and SEARLE ) LABORATORIES, a Division of ) SEARLE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ) Honorable ) Jennifer Duncan-Brice, Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court: Sharon Mackereth (plaintiff), a Minnesota resident, brought this action against G.D. Searle & Co. (Searle) to recover damages for injuries that she attributes to her use of a Copper-7 intrauterine…