Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Bayer Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 2010No. 10-8003, 10-8004, 10-8005, 10-8006PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Defendants (collectively referred to as “Bayer”) have petitioned for leave to appeal the remand orders issued by the district court in the four above-captioned cases. In five separate, mostly identical complaints in state court, plaintiffs sued Bayer for personal injuries they allege were caused by Trasylol, a prescription medication manufactured by Bayer. Defendants removed, invoking the “mass action” provision of the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), which allows the removal of cases joining the claims of at least 100 plaintiffs that otherwise meet CAFA’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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