Legal Opinion
Rowland v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 28, 2014No. Civil Action Nos. 2:12-cv-01474, 2:12-cv-01476, 2:12-cv-01715PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARK R. HORNAK, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Karen Rowland (“Ms. Rowland”), George Machen (“Mr. Machen”), Stacy Machen (“Mrs. Machen”), and Michelle Pratt Orr (“Mrs. Orr”) bring strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty claims against the Defendant, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“NPC”), alleging that they or their spouse developed a painful and permanently disfiguring condition commonly known as osteonecrosis of the jaw (“ONJ”) as a result of using Zome-ta, a prescription medication designed, manufactured, and marketed by NPC and used for the purpose of managing…
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