Legal Opinion

Prempro Products Liability Litigation v. Wyeth

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 6, 2010No. 09-1205, 09-1250, 09-1373PublishedCited by 347 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, women and next-of-kin of deceased women, sued a number of manufacturers of hormone replacement therapy drugs, asserting the drugs caused breast cancer. The defendants, manufacturers of hormone replacement therapy drugs (“manufacturers”), removed the cases to federal court. The plaintiffs moved to remand to state court on the grounds that complete diversity of citizenship was lacking, thereby depriving the court of subject matter jurisdiction. The district court concluded that the plaintiffs’ claims were misjoined to defeat diversity jurisdiction, dropped…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Tapscott v. MS Dealer Service Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  2. Cheryl Cohen, on Behalf of Herself and Others Similarly Situated v. Office Depot, Inc., a Florida CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  3. Nathaniel MOSLEY Et Al., Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  4. Onepoint Solutions, Llc, a Georgia Limited Liability Company v. Michael Borchert William CatuzziCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. In Re: Benjamin Moore & Co., Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Danny Borden, Plaintiffs-RespondentsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by347 opinions

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  4. Baker v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
  5. Murriel-Don Coal Co., Inc. v. Aspen Ins. UK Ltd.District Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2011

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