Legal Opinion
In Re Levaquin Products Liability Litigation
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided July 26, 2010No. MDL No. 08-1943 (JRT). Civil No. 07-3960 (JRT/AJB)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO PLAINTIFF KARKOSKA
JOHN R. TUNHEIM, District Judge.
Edward Karkoska brought suit against Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, LLC (collectively, “defendants”), after he suffered injuries to his left Achilles tendon. He alleges that the prescription antibiotic Levaquin, which defendants designed, formulated, and marketed, caused those injuries. The case is now before the Court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (Docket No. 726.)…
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