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LAWSON v. G.D. SEARLE & CO.

No. 47724.

64 Ill.2d 543 (1976)

356 N.E.2d 779

ROBERT H. LAWSON, Adm'r, et al., Appellees, v. G.D. SEARLE & COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 12, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baker & McKenzie and Sidley & Austin, both of Chicago (Francis D. Morrissey, Thomas F. Tobin, John T. Coleman, Edward J. Zulkey, William P. Richmond, and James W. Kissel, of counsel), for appellant.

James A. Dooley, of Chicago, for appellees.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was filed in the circuit court of Cook County to recover damages for the death of Sarah Lawson and for injuries sustained by Joanne Holmes allegedly resulting from their use of defendant's contraceptive drug Enovid. The action was one of strict liability in tort. The jury returned verdicts in favor of defendant. The trial lasted for seven weeks...

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