Vicki Marsh v. Genentech Inc.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Vicki Marsh, Shay Blair, David Tiefenthal, and the Estate of Eddie Muniz (collectively, “Marsh”), the plaintiffs in these consolidated products-liability actions, brought suit against drug manufacturers Genentech, Inc. and Xoma (U.S.) LLC (collectively, “Genentech”) to recover for injuries allegedly sustained from use of the psoriasis medication Raptiva. The district court granted Genentech’s motion to dismiss, holding that Genentech was entitled to immunity under the Michigan Products Liability Act (the Act) and that Marsh’s claim that immunity did…