PFIZER INC., Petitioner,
v.
SUPERIOR COURT of Los Angeles County, Respondent;
Steve Galfano, Real Party in Interest.
Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 11, 2006.
July 11, 2006.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kaye Scholer, Thomas A. Smart, Richard A. De Sevo, New York, NY, and Jeffrey S. Gordon, Los Angeles, for Petitioner.
Hugh F. Young, Jr.; Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Paul B. La Scala, Irvine, Victor E. Schwartz, Cary Silverman, Washington, DC, for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.
Fred J. Hiestand, Sacramento; Morrison & Foerster, William L. Stern, San Francisco, for Civil Justice Association of California, California Chamber of Commerce, California Manufacturers and Technology Association and California Bankers Association, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.
National Chamber Litigation Center Inc., Robin S. Conrad, Washington, DC; Wiley Rein & Fielding, John E. Barry, Washington, DC, for the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the Association of National Advertisers, Inc., and the Coalition for Healthcare Communications as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.
No appearance for Respondent.
Westrup Klick, R. Duane Westrup, Long Beach, Christine C. Choi; Allan A. Sigel, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Tom Greene, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Albert Norman Shelden, Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Reiter and Kathrin Sears, Deputy Attorneys General, as Amicus Curiae.
Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.
KLEIN, P.J.
Defendant Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer), the manufacturer of Listerine mouthwash, seeks a writ of mandate to overturn respondent superior court's November 22, 2005 order certifying a class action filed by plaintiff and real party in interest Steve Galfano (Galfano). The complaint alleges Pfizer marketed Listerine in a misleading manner by indicating the use of Listerine can replace the use of dental floss in reducing...
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