Legal Opinion
Raye v. Medtronic Corp.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided October 19, 1988No. Civ. 6-88-439PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DEVITT, District Judge.
Defendant Medtronic Corporation moves for dismissal of three counts of plaintiffs’ complaint and for a ruling that, as a matter of law, plaintiffs cannot maintain this action as a class action. Oral argument was heard on September 26, 1988, and the parties were given time to submit additional memoranda of law on the issue of certification of the purported class. Based upon all the submitted memoranda and all records, files and proceedings herein, the court finds that defendant’s motion should be granted in part and denied in part.
Background
Plaintiffs Peter Raye and…
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- Mertens v. Abbott LaboratoriesDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1983
- Rose v. Medtronics, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1980
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