Fernando Rodrigues v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

Fernando Rodrigues received an allegedly contaminated dose of heparin during his heart bypass surgery. He suffered complications during the surgery. Suspecting a connection, he sued the companies who made and distributed the heparin. The district court granted summary judgment for the companies because Rod-rigues could not establish causation — that the heparin caused his complications. We affirm.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation manufactures heparin, a drug commonly used to reduce the risk of blood clots. Baxter issued a recall of heparin in 2008 after a spike in reports of…