Legal Opinion
Dennis Coker, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. The Purdue Pharama Company
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 30, 2006No. W2005-02525-COA-R3-CVPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON May 18, 2006 Session DENNIS COKER, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, v. THE PURDUE PHARMA COMPANY, ET AL. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Shelby County No. CT-000121-04 Robert L. Childers, Judge No. W2005-02525-COA-R3-CV - Filed November 30, 2006 This is a class action involving federal preemption. The defendants own a series of patents for the prescription pain medication OxyContin®. In prior separate litigation between the defendants and a generic drug manufacturer, a federal district court in New York found that the…
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