THOMAS v. FERNDALE LABORATORIES, INC.

Docket No. 78-4183.

97 Mich. App. 718 (1980)

296 N.W.2d 160

THOMAS v. FERNDALE LABORATORIES, INC.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided June 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hayim I. Gross, for plaintiff on appeal.

Kitch, Suhrheinrich, Smith, Saurbier & Drutchas, P.C. by Harry J. Sherbrook), for defendant.

Before: M.F. CAVANAGH, P.J., and R.M. MAHER and D.F. WALSH, JJ.


D.F. WALSH, J.

Defendant appeals an order denying a motion for accelerated judgment based on the expiration of the statute of limitations. GCR 1963, 116.1(5).

The facts of this case remain essentially undisputed. In the mid-1950s, plaintiff's mother consumed the drug diethylstilbestrol (hereafter DES) during pregnancy. Plaintiff, Deborah Thomas, was born on May 5, 1956.

In 1972, plaintiff's mother became aware of the potential harm to the offspring...

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