Legal Opinion
Rowland v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 2013No. Civil Action Nos. 2:12-cv-01474, 2:12-cv-01476, 2:12-cv-01715PublishedCited by 5 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 (“Ms. Orr”) bring strict liability and negligence claims against the Defendant, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“NPC”), alleging that they or their spouse developed a painful and permanently disfiguring condition as a result of using Defendant’s prescription medication for the purpose of managing metastatic bone cancer. Pending before the Court are NPC’s Motions to Preclude Punitive Damages, ECF Nos. 53 and 55, in which NPC…
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