Legal Opinion

Pick v. American Medical Systems, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided February 27, 1997No. Civil Action 94-1729PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND REASONS

BERRIGAN, District Judge.

The defendant, AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (“AMS”), has filed a motion (1) to exclude testimony by plaintiffs’ experts regarding whether Barry Pick’s penile prothesis caused him to develop autoimmune disease and/or systemic coccal disease; (2) and for summary judgment dismissing those particular claims. For the reasons that follow, the Court rules that:

1. The motion to exclude testimony by plaintiffs’ experts is PARTIALLY GRANTED and PARTIALLY DENIED;

2. Summary judgment as to whether silicone can cause autoimmune disease (general causation) is…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  4. Geraldine McCULLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. H.B. FULLER COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  5. Walter Mixon Allen, Jr., Mattie Gayle Allen, Barry Lane Allen v. Pennsylvania Engineering Corp., American Sterilizer CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Mayeaux v. Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  2. Soldo v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. King v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Ry. Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Siharath v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
  5. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Atterbury, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1998

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