Legal Opinion
In re Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided November 20, 2015No. MDL No. 2:14-mn-02502-RMGPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*575CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 54
This Order relates to all cases.
Richard Mark Gergel, United States District Court Judge
In this MDL, Plaintiffs allege that Lipitor caused them to develop Type 2 diabetes. To carry their burden, Plaintiffs must prove both general and specific causation. Westberry v. Gislaved Gummi AB, 178 F.3d 257, 263 (4th Cir.1999). Defendant has moved to éxclude the testimony of Plaintiffs’ " general causation experts. (Dkt. No. 972). In its motion, Defendant also moves to exclude the testimony of Dr. Nicholas Jewell.1 Dr. Jewell is a statistician. He does not opine on whether…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Westberry v. Gislaved Gummi ABCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
- Cooper v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
- H. Jerome Claar Ben Mar Maynard Young Donald Doll v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Dick Eggar Ray Ellison v. Burlington Northern Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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