Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 29, 2000No. Civ.A. No. G-00-345PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION
KENT, District Judge.
This case involves a claim to recover economic damages resulting from the purchase of the prescription drug Duract, which has been taken off the market due its risk of causing liver damage. Plaintiffs bring claims on their own behalf and on behalf of a class of purchasers of Duract. Now before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiffs’ Motion is GRANTED.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Rivera purchased Duract, a nonsterodial anti-inflammatory drug used for the management…
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