Legal Opinion
Wadleigh v. Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 17, 1994No. 93 C 5969PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GRADY, District Judge.
This opinion addresses plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. The named plaintiffs in this diversity case are persons suffering from hemophilia and the spouses, guardians and personal representatives of persons who suffer or have suffered from the disease. Hemophilia is a hereditary bleeding disorder in males caused by an insufficiency of certain proteins in the blood which are necessary for coagulation to occur. These proteins are referred to as “Factor VIII” and “Factor IX.” According to the complaint, some 20,000 persons in the United States…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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