Legal Opinion
Bonnie Joyce Rider v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2002No. 01-11965, 01-11966PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This case involves an issue that has repeatedly come before federal courts: whether expert testimony purporting to link the drug Parlodel with hemorrhagic stroke is admissible to prove causation. Bridget Siharath and Bonnie Rider (plaintiffs) brought this action, alleging that their postpartum hemorrhagic strokes were caused by ingestion of Parlodel. Defendant Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Company (Sandoz), maker of Parlodel, moved to suppress the testimony of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses and for summary judgment. The district court held that the plaintiffs’ expert testimony…
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