Niedner v. Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Adrianna Duffy was a seventeen year old college student when she collapsed in her dormitory room and died of a pulmonary embolism. Duffy’s mother, Leslie Niedner, as admin-istratrix of Duffy’s estate, filed a complaint against the defendants, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson; and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC (collectively, J & J), alleging multiple causes of action relating to J & J’s birth control product, Ortho Evra. 3 Following a hearing on J & J’s motion for summary judgment, a judge of the Superior Court allowed the motion and ordered…