KLINK v. G.D. SEARLE & CO.

No. 7933-6-I.

26 Wn. App. 951 (1980)

614 P.2d 701

KATHLEEN E. KLINK, ET AL, Respondents, v. G.D. SEARLE & COMPANY, Defendant, ALVIN L. FIELDS, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

July 28, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earle W. Zinn, John T. Petrie, Diamond & Sylvester, James W. Abbott, and Abbott, Curtis, Galvin & Sandell, for appellant.

Dwayne A. Richards, Laurie A. Kinerk, and Richards & Kinerk, P.S. (Bruce Rothman, of counsel), for respondents.


JAMES, A.C.J.

At jury trial of her complaint alleging medical malpractice, plaintiff, Kathleen E. Klink, received a verdict of $1.1 million against defendant, Alvin L. Fields. We affirm.

On August 31, 1975, Mrs. Klink suffered a massive bilateral stroke. At the time of the stroke, she was taking Ovulen-21, a birth control pill prescribed by defendant Dr. Fields. She had been taking the pill for approximately 17 months. She presented expert testimony that the...

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