Legal Opinion
In Re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 31, 2017No. 17-10812PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
This petition for writ of mandamus arises from a multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) proceeding involving more than 9,300 plaintiffs.1 Those plaintiffs have brought product-liability claims against petitioners for designing, manufacturing, and distributing an allegedly defective hip-implant device, the Pinnacle Acetabular Cup System (the “Pinnacle Device”).2 The MDL court denied petitioners’ motions to vacate an order and dismiss certain eases for lack of personal jurisdiction.3
We have reviewed the petition for writ of mandamus, the opposition thereto, petitioners’…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- In re Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- Cheney v. United States District Court for District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & LerachSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Defense Distributed v. BruckCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
- Christopher v. Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (In Re Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Pinnacle Hip Implant Prod. Liab. Litig.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
- In re JPMorgan Chase & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
- In re Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
- Richard Tredinnick v. Jackson National LifeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
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