Legal Opinion
In Re Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Product Liability Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 28, 2013No. 12-1180PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
In November 1999, Wyeth L.L.C. (“Wyeth”) entered into a nationwide class action settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the users of certain diet drugs linked to various health problems. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania certified the settlement class and entered a pre-trial order enjoining members of the class from suing Wyeth for injuries related to those drugs. Appellants Carmen and Ricky Leon Cauthen brought a lawsuit against Wyeth in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County,…
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