Legal Opinion
In Re Breast Implant Cases
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 23, 1996No. 92 CV 7821 (S.D.N.Y.), 92 CV 9471 (S.D.N.Y.), 92 CV 9496 (S.D.N.Y.), 94 CV 7731 (S.D.N.Y.), 96 BI 1 (S.D.N.Y.), 93 CV 159 (E.D.N.Y.), 93 CV 5697 (E.D.N.Y.), 94 CV 477 (E.D.N.Y.), 94 CV 1145 (E.D.N.Y.), 94 CV 3293 (E.D.N.Y.), 94 CV 3349 (E.D.N.Y.), 94 CV 3336 (E.D.N.Y.), 94 CV 3358 (E.D.N.Y.) and 96 BI 1 (E.D.N.Y.)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED PRELIMINARY MEMORANDUM
I. Introduction
Typical of the breast implant cases pending in the two courts is the one briefly described below. Defendants have moved for summary judgement and for various in limine rulings, including exclusion of testimony of plaintiffs’ primary experts. Defendants have also opposed the courts’ suggestion that there be severance of issues. The motion for summary judgement must be denied with leave to renew. Severance must be granted.
Plaintiffs Anna and Joseph Nyitray sue defendants Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Baxter International Inc. alleging severe and…
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- Robert MacDonald v. Howard SafirCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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