Legal Opinion

Bock v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 7, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-1338PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARK R. HORNAK, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Bruce and Bonnie Bock, as personal representatives of the estate of William M. Bock (“Bock”), filed this ease against the Defendant, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”), alleging that Bock developed a painful and permanently disfiguring condition commonly known as osteonecrosis of the jaw (“ONJ”) as a result of using Zometa, a prescription medication designed and manufactured by Novartis for the purpose of managing metastatic bone cancer. Pending before the Court is Novartis’ Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 25) aimed at the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  4. Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Leroy D. Schoch v. First Fidelity Bancorporation and Industrial Valley Title Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by3 opinions

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