Legal Opinion
Valentino v. Carter-Wallace, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1996No. 95-15935PublishedCited by 397 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
This is an interlocutory appeal from a district court order under Fed.R.Civ.P. 23 conditionally certifying a nationwide plaintiff class and subclass in a products liability case against the manufacturer of a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy. The jurisdiction of the district court was grounded on diversity, and our jurisdiction is pursuant to certification under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b).
The drug in question, known as Felbatol, is manufactured by defendants Carter-Wallace, Inc. and Wallace Laboratories (Carter-Wallace). Carter-Wallace began marketing the drug in…
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