Legal Opinion
In Re Neurontin Marketing, Sales Practices, & Products Liability Litigation
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 5, 2009No. MDL NO. 1629. Civil Action No. 04-10981-PBSPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION..........................................................121
II. BACKGROUND...........................................................122
A. A Brief History of Neurontin Litigation.................................122
B. The Legal Backdrop and the Current Motion............................123
C. A Scientific Primer....................................................125
1. Evidence of Causation in Medicine & the Courtroom....................125
a. Epidemiological Studies and Statistics............................125
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2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Bourjaily v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Richard Junior FrazierCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Moore v. Ashland Chemical Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Fisher v. PelstringDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2012
- McClellan v. I-Flow Corp.District Court, D. Oregon · 2010
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