Legal Opinion

In re Heparin Products Liability Litigation

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided July 21, 2011No. Case No. 1:08HC60000; MDL No. 1953PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*719MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES G. CARR, Senior District Judge.

This multi-district products liability litigation arises out of the manufacture and sale by defendants of contaminated heparin. The plaintiffs allege that the use of contaminated heparin caused a myriad of *720adverse reactions leading to serious injuries and, in some cases, death.

Pending is defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the following categories of claims:

• Claims lacking evidence of any symptoms within sixty minutes of heparin administration;

• Claims alleging heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT);

• Claims alleging…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997

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3Cited by21 opinions

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