GLASSMAN v. WYETH LABORATORIES, INC.

No. 1-90-3176.

606 N.E.2d 338 (1992)

238 Ill. App.3d 533

179 Ill.Dec. 506

Karen GLASSMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WYETH LABORATORIES, INC., a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

November 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall F. Peters and Assoc. by Randall F. Peters, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Wildman, Harrold, Allen, & Dixon, Chicago, for defendant-appellee.


Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Karen Glassman, appeals from the granting of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Wyeth Laboratories, Inc., in her products liability action that alleged she suffered a stroke because of ingesting Ovaral, an oral contraceptive arug manufactured by defendant. Plaintiff argues that: (1) the existence of numerous other drugs and devices to avoid or terminate pregnancy prevents a manufacturer of an oral contraceptive...

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