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THOMPSON v. MERRELL DOW PHARM.

229 N.J. Super. 230 (1988)

551 A.2d 177

JOHN THOMPSON, AN INFANT BY HIS GUARDIAN AD LITEM, CAROL THOMPSON AND CAROL THOMPSON, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; MASSIMO MARESCA, M.D. AND WILLIAM KAUFMAN, M.D. T/A SHORE AREA OB/GYN, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 7, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Connelly, Jr., argued the cause for appellants (Drazin and Warshaw, P.C., attorneys; John R. Connelly on the brief).

Peter N. Perretti, Jr., argued the cause for respondent Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, attorneys; Peter N. Perretti and Jeffrey J. Miller on the brief).

Thomas Heavey argued the cause for respondents Maresca and Kaufman, t/a Shore Area Ob/Gyn (Grossman & Krutschnitt, P.C., attorneys; Barbara Ann Jacob on the brief).

Before Judges DEIGHAN and LANDAU.

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

Plaintiffs John Thompson, an infant, by his Guardian ad litem, Carol Thompson, and Carol Thompson, individually1 instituted a malpractice action against defendants for deformities sustained at birth by John as a result of Carol's ingestion of Bendectin2 during the early stages of her pregnancy...

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