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TERHUNE v. A.H. ROBINS CO.

No. 45110.

90 Wn.2d 9 (1978)

577 P.2d 975

ROBERT C. TERHUNE, JR., ET AL, Appellants, v. A.H. ROBINS COMPANY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McMullen, Brooke, Knapp & Alexander, by Robert E. Brooke, for appellants.

Williams, Lanza, Kastner & Gibbs, Gerald A. Palm, and William J. Leedom, for respondent.

ROSELLINI, J.

This action was brought against the manufacturer of the Dalkon Shield, an intrauterine contraceptive device, to recover damages which the plaintiff wife allegedly sustained as a result of her use of one of these devices.

According to the evidence, after the birth of their second child the plaintiffs sought advice from their family physician, an osteopathic surgeon, regarding available methods of contraception...

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