Terhune v. A. H. Robins Co.

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• 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).