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HILL v. BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP.

No. 04-3080.

405 F.3d 572 (2005)

John A. HILL and Susan M. Hill, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, Fujisawa USA, Inc., American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal Of: Neal LEWIS

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 21, 2005.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 17, 2005

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Fitzpatrick (argued), Fitzpatrick & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Maja C. Eaton, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Ann M. Walsh, Lord Bissell & Brook, Barry G. Bollinger, Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Martha D. Kanter, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Donald J. Brown, Jr., Donohue, Brown, Mathewson & Smyth, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Michael J. Stapleton (argued), Ball, Eggleston, Bumbleburg, McBride, Walkey & Stapleton, Lafayette, IN, for Appellant.

Neal Lewis, Lewis & Associates, Orland, IN, pro se.

Before MANION, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns whether a federal trial judge had the authority to resolve an attorney lien dispute after the underlying case settled. In December of 2001, Indiana residents John Hill and wife Susan filed a diversity action in federal district court against manufacturers of the drug Heparin. Their complaint alleged that Mr. Hill's use of Heparin following bypass surgery caused the loss of three limbs. The suit was filed by a Chicago...

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