Legal Opinion

In Re: Yuvonne B. Wilson

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 15, 2006No. 05-4040PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

The petitioners in this mandamus proceeding, all represented by the same counsel, are several thousand of the approximately 30,000 to 35,000 plaintiffs with suits currently pending before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“the MDL Court”) as part of the Multidistrict Diet Drug Product Liability Litigation, MDL-1203. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) transferred petitioners’ cases to the MDL Court for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1407(a). Petitioners contend that the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mallard v. United States Dist. Court for Southern Dist. of IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Cheney v. United States District Court for District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & LerachSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. In Re: Karen A. Briscoe Alfred Lara Wanda T. Kizer Debra Alexander Rhonda Allen Mary Green Glenda D. Abbott and Leslie BalesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  5. In Re: Joann PatenaudepetitionersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In re Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  2. In Re: Karen A. Briscoe Alfred Lara Wanda T. Kizer Debra Alexander Rhonda Allen Mary Green Glenda D. Abbott and Leslie BalesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
  3. United States Ex Rel. Hockett v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2007
  4. Robinson v. American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. Pickering v. A.L.S. Enterprises, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2012

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