Legal Opinion
Chambers v. G. D. Searle & Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 11, 1975No. Civ. 73-1027-HPublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
HARVEY, District Judge:
In this products liability case, the plaintiff is seeking damages from the defendant, G. D. Searle & Co., a manufacturer of oral contraceptives, for injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of a stroke which she alleges was caused by taking the defendant’s drug, Enovid-E. After approximately six days of trial, one of plaintiff’s medical witnesses became ill and could not continue. However, the direct examination of such witness had been almost completed. The Court therefore permitted plaintiff to proffer the small portion of this witness’…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McEwen v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationOregon Supreme Court · 1974
- Lydia Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc., and Winthrop LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Carmichael v. ReitzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Sterling Drug, Inc., a Corporation v. Maxine F. CornishCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Stottlemire v. CawoodDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1963
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Richard Leander Ferebee, Jr. v. Chevron Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Feldman v. Lederle LaboratoriesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Brown v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Seley v. G. D. Searle & Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1981
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