Legal Opinion
In re Paxil Litigation
District Court, C.D. California
Decided January 13, 2003No. CIV.01-07937 MRPPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER RE:
Motion for Class Certification
Motion to Strike Designations of Hanke and Robinson
Motion to Strike Declaration of Karen A. Barth
PFAELZER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiffs seek class certification, on behalf of many different classes of past or current Paxil users, in this action based on their various tort claims against defendant Smith-Kline Beecham Corporation, d/b/a GlaxoS-mithKline, Inc. (“GSK”). Paxil is available by prescription to treat, among other things, *542depression, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and social anxiety. The…
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