Legal Opinion
In re OxyContin
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Joseph J. Maltese, J.
This court denies the defendants’ motions to dismiss the non-New York plaintiffs based upon CPLR 327 (a) because New York is the most convenient forum to adjudicate these coordinated pharmaceutical products liability mass tort cases.
Procedural History
On July 8, 2005, the New York Litigation Coordinating Panel issued a coordination order that directed that this court coordinate all discovery and pretrial matters concerning all cases with the prescription pain medication OxyContin pending before the courts of the various counties in New York. The…
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