Legal Opinion
Hochendoner v. Genzyme Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 23, 2016No. 15-1446PPublishedCited by 220 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated actions stand on the cutting edge of modern medicine. In the end, however, they reduce mainly to a question of standing. Though we affirm the order of dismissal (with one small exception), our reasoning differs from that of the district court: we dismiss for lack of Article III standing. Because a dismissal for lack of standing is functionally equivalent to a dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, the resulting judgment will (unlike a judgment on the merits) operate without prejudice. The tale follows.
I. BACKGROUND
Because these appeals follow the granting…
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