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BECTON DICKINSON AND CO. v. USREY

No. 2-00-052-CV.

57 S.W.3d 488 (2001)

BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY, American Home Products Corporation, Tyco International (U.S.), Inc. a/k/a Tyco International Ltd., and Sherwood Medical Company, Appellants, v. Joan USREY and Sue Wang, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Opinion Dissenting to Denial of Rehearing October 25, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., Jonathan B. Skidmore, Dallas, W. Wendell Hall, San Antonio, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, Leslie Gordon Fagen, Robert A. Atkins, and Eric Alan Stone, New York, New York, for Appellant Becton.

Dehay & Elliston, L.L.P., Gary D. Elliston, Dallas, Clark, Thomas & Winters, P.C., Michael R. Klatt and David C. Duggins, Austin, Williams & Connolly, L.L.P., John W. Vardaman and Steven M. Farina, Washington, D.C., for Appellants American home Products, Sherwood and Tyco.

Jose, Henry, Brantley & Keltner, L.L.P., John S. Jose, David E. Keltner, and Karen S. Precella, Fort Worth, TX, Springer, Lyle & Watt, L.L.P., and Jeff Springer, Denton, Simpson & Boyd, P.L.L.C., Michael A. Simpson and Derrick S. Boyd, Bridgeport, for Appellees.

Panel A: CAYCE, C.J.; DAY and DAUPHINOT, JJ.

Opinion Dissenting to Denial of Rehearing En Banc October 25, 2001.

OPINION

CAYCE, Chief Justice.

Introduction

The issue in this interlocutory appeal is the propriety of certifying a class action of Texas health care workers who sustained a needlestick from an exposed, hollow-bore sharp needle already used on a patient and ready for disposal. Appellees claim that all syringes and needle-bearing medical devices manufactured by appellants...

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