KENDALL v. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE, INC.

No. A-2633-08T3.

KAMIE S. KENDALL, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE, INC.; ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC.; F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE LTD.; and ROCHE HOLDING LTD., Defendants-Appellants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 5, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Schmidt (Covington & Burling LLP) of the Washington, D.C. bar, admitted pro hac vice, argued the cause for appellants (Gibbons P.C., attorneys; Michael X. Imbroscio (Covington & Burling LLP) of the Washington, D.C. bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Mr. Schmidt, of counsel; Michelle M. Bufano, on the brief).

David R. Buchanan argued the cause for respondent (Seeger Weiss LLP, attorneys; Michael D. Hook (Hook & Bolton, P.A.) of the Florida bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel; Mr. Buchanan, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges Graves, Sabatino, and J. N. Harris.


PER CURIAM

In this products liability case involving the acne medication Accutane, defendants appeal a final judgment entered in favor of plaintiff following a jury trial. Although we affirm the trial court's determinations in most respects, we vacate the judgment and remand for a new trial because of the trial court's erroneous restriction of certain quantitative proofs and related defense arguments.

I.

A. Accutane and IBD

Defendants...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases