In Re TMJ Implants Products Liability Litigation

MAGNUSON, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

These matters, which are consolidated for pretrial purposes under 28 U.S.C. § 1407, are before the Court upon early Motions for Summary Judgment by Defendants 1 E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DuPont) and American Durafilm Company, Inc. (American Durafilm), and upon a Motion to Dismiss, Sever and Remand by Duke University and Dr. Edward A. Dolan (Duke Defendants). For the following reasons, the Court grants DuPont and American Durafilm’s Motions for Summary Judgment and grants the Duke Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Sever and Remand as detailed below.

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