Legal Opinion
Dunaway v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided May 22, 2019No. Case No. 2:19-cv-00038PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
(1) A person2 who knowingly distributed, or knowingly participated in the *811chain of distribution of, an illegal drug that was actually used by the individual drug user [underlying the case]; [or](2) A person who knowingly participated in the illegal drug market, if:
(A) The place of illegal drug activity by the individual drug user is within the illegal drug market target community of the defendant;
(B) The defendant's participation in the illegal drug market was connected with the same type of illegal drug used by the individual drug user; and
(C) The defendant participated in the illegal drug…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Thompson Ex Rel. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Meridian Security Insurance Co. v. David L. SadowskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Billy Joe Shaw v. Dow Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Jeffrey D. Brierly, Administrator of the Estate of Paul Brierly v. Alusuisse Flexible Packaging, Inc. David EllisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Mikulski v. Centerior Energy Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Baby Doe 1, by and through their Guardian ad litem, et al. v. McKesson Corporation, et al.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2026
- Brooks v. Sanofi S.A.District Court, D. Nevada · 2020
- City of Las Vegas v. Purdue Pharma, L.P.District Court, D. Nevada · 2020
- City of North Las Vegas v. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.District Court, D. Nevada · 2020
- Doe, as next friend of John Doe 1 v. Varsity Brands, LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2023
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