Legal Opinion
United States v. Baxter International, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 15, 2003No. 01-16782PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case grows out of the 1995 settlement of a class-action products liability suit against manufacturers of silicone breast implants. The settlement resulted in the creation of a reimbursement mechanism by which several settling manufacturers agreed to cover certain health care expenses incurred by or on behalf of qualified members of the plaintiff class. The Government, as intervenor, sought to recover for medical bills it paid on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries who received treatment related to silicone breast implants. The district court dismissed the…
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