Legal Opinion
Ethicon, Inc. v. Food & Drug Administration
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 11, 1991No. Civ. A. 90-1797 (JHG)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
Pending before the Court are the cross-motions of the parties for summary judgment. On consideration of the pleadings, the administrative record, and the oral hearing held on this matter, and for the reasons set forth below, defendants’ and defendant-intervenor’s motions are granted and plaintiff’s motion is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Ethicon, Inc. manufactures VI-CRYL poly(glycolide/L-lactide) absorbable surgical sutures (“poly (g/1) sutures”). Ethicon challenges the decision by defendants Food and Drug Administration…
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