TALBOTT v. C.R. BARD, INC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Beeler with whom Jeffrey A. Newman and Newman, Heineman & Itzkowitz, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellants.

Francis C. Lynch with whom Daryl J. Lapp and Palmer & Dodge, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee C.R. Bard, Inc.

Robert D. Keefe with whom Hale and Dorr, Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellee David Prigmore.

William H. Kettlewell with whom Dwyer & Collora, Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellee John Cvinar.

Michael S. Raab, Atty., Civil Div., with whom Frank W. Hunger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, DC, Donald K. Stern, U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, Douglas N. Letter, Appellate Litigation Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, and Margaret Jane Porter, Chief Counsel, and Beverly Rothstein, Atty., Food and Drug Admin., Rockville, MD, were on brief, for the U.S., amicus curiae.

Before STAHL, Circuit Judge, CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.