Legal Opinion
Jan Vallejo v. Amgen, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2018No. 17-1730; 17-2593PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Chief Judge.
In this consolidated products liability suit appeal, Jan Vallejo challenges the district court's 1 order limiting the scope of her general causation phase discovery. She also contests the court's sanctions order against her counsel. We find no abuse of discretion in either of the court's decisions and affirm.
I. Background
Steve Vallejo ("Steve"), Vallejo's husband, began using the biologic Enbrel 2 in 2004 to treat psoriasis, a skin condition. At some point between 2004 and 2011, Steve developed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). 3 He succumbed to MDS in 2011. Vallejo,…
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