Terhune v. A. H. Robins Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding manufacturer of intrauterine contraceptive, deemed an \unavoidably unsafe product\ under § 402A cmt. k, could not be strictly liable, having provided adequate warnings of hazards of use to physician who prescribed it
• holding manufacturer of intrauterine contraceptive, deemed an “ ‘Unavoidably unsafe product’ ” under § 402A cmt. k, could not be strictly liable, having provided adequate warnings of hazards of use to physician who prescribed it (emphasis omitted)
• adopting learned intermediary doctrine with respect to medical device, but discussion indicates probable adoption in prescription drug context
• adopting learned intermediary doctrine with respect to medical device, but discussion indicates probable adoption in prescription drug context
• “the manufacturer may reasonably assume that the physician will exercise the informed judgment thereby gained in conjunction with his own independent learning, in the best interest of the patient.”
• manufacturer entitled to rely upon physician to communicate a warning to patient-consumer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

88 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Washington State Physicians Insurance Exchange & Ass'n v. Fisons Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1993-09-16· cited 618×
• Kirk v. Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1987-10-05· cited 451×
• Ralston v. Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 2001-12-26· cited 310×
• Seley v. G. D. Searle & Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1981-07-15· cited 209×
• Tracy v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1991-03-27· cited 204×
• McKee v. American Home Products Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1989-11-30· cited 150×
• Wooderson v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1984-04-27· cited 146×
• Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Chapman
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1979-05-02· cited 134×
• MacDonald v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-02-28· cited 134×
• Daughtry v. Jet Aeration Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1979-03-22· cited 101×
• Tetuan v. A.H. Robins Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1987-06-12· cited 100×
• Gammon v. Clark Equipment Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1985-10-17· cited 95×
• McKee v. Moore
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1982-06-01· cited 93×
• Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Chapman
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1979-03-29· cited 93×
• Humes v. Clinton
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1990-05-25· cited 85×
• Simonetta v. Viad Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2008-12-11· cited 68×
• Vitanza v. Upjohn Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-08-07· cited 67×
• Elisabeth Kirsch v. Picker International, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1985-01-29· cited 62×
• Roger N. Phelps v. Sherwood Medical Industries and Argyle Associates
  Seventh Circuit· 1987-12-17· cited 57×
• Hill v. Squibb & Sons, ER
  Montana Supreme Court· 1979-04-05· cited 54×

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Reyes v. Wyeth Laboratories
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-07-31· cited 219×
• McEwen v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation
  Oregon Supreme Court· 1974-11-15· cited 179×
• Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 1968-01-22· cited 165×
• Lydia Basko v. Sterling Drug, Inc., and Winthrop Laboratories
  Second Circuit· 1969-10-07· cited 152×
• Ulmer v. Ford Motor Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1969-03-20· cited 144×
• Hamilton v. Hardy
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1976-03-18· cited 103×
• Leibowitz v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-06-14· cited 86×
• ZeBarth v. Swedish Hospital Medical Center
  Washington Supreme Court· 1972-07-20· cited 83×
• Samuelson v. Freeman
  Washington Supreme Court· 1969-05-08· cited 79×
• Haysom v. Coleman Lantern Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1978-01-12· cited 78×
• Teagle v. Fischer & Porter Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-10-20· cited 77×
• Mulder v. Parke Davis & Company
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1970-12-18· cited 73×
• Hines v. St. Joseph's Hospital
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1974-09-18· cited 57×
• Haugen v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1976-04-22· cited 45×
• Stottlemire v. Cawood
  District of Columbia· 1963-01-29· cited 41×
• Smith v. E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1976-06-14· cited 33×
• Johnston v. Upjohn Company
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1969-04-07· cited 27×
• Parker v. State
  New York State Court of Claims· 1951-06-28· cited 20×