Legal Opinion
Rule v. Fort Dodge Animal Health, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 11, 2009No. Civil Action 06-10032-DPWPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, District Judge.
In what appears to be an adaptation of The Adventure of Silver Blaze, 1 scripted for presentation as a complaint initiating a civil action, this case has as its protagonist Luke, a German Shepherd who suffered no harm. Luke’s owner, plaintiff Jessica C. Rule, undertakes to bring a class action against the manufacturer of allegedly risky heartworm medicine that she administered to Luke, although she was unaware at the time that Luke faced any increased risk from the product. The complaint consists of a dog’s breakfast of products…
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