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VAUGHN v. G.D. SEARLE & COMPANY

536 P.2d 1247 (1975)

Anita Lee VAUGHN, Respondent, v. G.D. SEARLE & COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided June 26, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Richmond, of Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Hugh B. Collins, of Collins, Ferris & Velure, Medford.

Roger G. Tilbury, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Bruce J. Rothman, Portland.

HOWELL, Justice.

This is a negligence action in which the plaintiff, Anita Vaughn, seeks damages from the defendant, G.D. Searle & Company, a manufacturer of oral contraceptives, for injuries suffered as the result of a cerebral vascular accident (stroke) allegedly caused by the ingestion of the defendant's drug, Ovulen. Plaintiff alleges that the defendant was negligent in failing to provide adequate warnings to the medical profession concerning the dangerous...

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