Legal Opinion

In Re Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided April 19, 2017No. 16-4161UnpublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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2Per curiam

The Mayfields appeal pro se from the District Court’s order dismissing their complaint with prejudice after they failed to comply with a pretrial discovery order. We will affirm.

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Rosie Mayfield died in 2012. According to her family, her death was attributable to complications traceable to long-term use of Avandia, an anti-diabetic medication manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). When she died, she was part of a multi-plaintiff action against GSK in Missouri state court. In early 2015, Rosie’s spouse, ¿Tames, and their nine children—the Appellants here— opted but of a master…

3Cases cited6 opinions

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4Cited by18 opinions

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