Legal Opinion
Hall v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided December 18, 1996No. Civil 92-182-JO (LEAD), 94-892-JO, 94-903-JO, 94-907-JO, 94-258-JO, 93-589-JO (LEAD), 94-260-JO, 94-765-JO, 94-902-JO, 94-949-JO and 94-1280-JOPublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDÉR
ROBERT E. JONES, District Judge:
1. INTRODUCTION
Currently pending in this court are a number of silicone breast implant cases brought by or on behalf of the plaintiffs against various breast implant manufacturers. 1 Plaintiffs seek damages for injuries they claim to have suffered as a result of implantation with silicone gel breast implants.
Among other things, the plaintiffs assert that silicone from the implants has migrated and degraded in their bodies and has caused a systemic syndrome or illness, which they generally refer to as “atypical connective tissue disease” (ACTD).…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- In Re Paoli Railroad Yard PCB LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. John W. DowningCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HavnerTexas Supreme Court · 1997
- Clausen v. M/V New CarissaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Norris v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Anne Ruggiero, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Albert Ruggiero v. Warner-Lambert Company and Parke Davis, Docket No. 04-6674-CvCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- The Association Of Mexican-American Educators v. State Of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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