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TORSIELLO v. WHITEHALL LABORATORIES

165 N.J. Super. 311 (1979)

398 A.2d 132

GERALD TORSIELLO AND CARMEN TORSIELLO, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. WHITEHALL LABORATORIES, DIVISION OF HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 23, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Andrew P. Napolitano argued the cause for the appellants (Messrs. Vaccaro, Osborne & Curran, attorneys).

Mr. David A. Weglin argued the cause for the respondent (Mr. Elliott N. Fabricant, attorney).

Before Judges CONFORD, PRESSLER and KING.

The opinion of the court was delivered by PRESSLER, J.A.D.

Plaintiff Gerald Torsiello took eight Anacin tablets a day for 14 months for relief of the pain of arthritis. This prolonged period of daily use ended when he suddenly suffered gastrointestinal hemorrhaging, ultimately diagnosed as "GI bleeding secondary to aspirin gastritis." He brought this action against defendant Whitehall Laboratories, the manufacturer of Anacin, relying on its alleged failure to have...

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