MEYERS v. BAYER AG

No. 2003AP2840.

718 N.W.2d 251 (2006)

2006 WI App 102

Barbara A. MEYERS, Lynn Stucker, Loyal Berg and Eugene Browning, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BAYER AG, Bayer Corporation, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Rugby Group, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Hoeschst Marion Roussel, Inc., Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed May 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiffs-appellants, the cause was submitted on the briefs of John C. Cabaniss of von Briesen & Roper, S.C., Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents Bayer AG and Bayer Corporation, the cause was submitted on the joint brief of Gerardo H. Gonzalez and Jeffrey Krill of Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, LLP, Milwaukee; Phillip A. Proger, Kevin D. McDonald, William V. O'Reilly and Lawrence D. Rosenberg of Jones Day, Washington, D.C.; Fred H. Bartlit, Jr., Peter B. Bensinger, Jr., Michael J. Valaik and Paul J. Skiermont of Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago, IL.

On behalf of the defendant-respondent Barr Laboratories, Inc., the cause was submitted on the joint brief of William J. Mulligan and Kathy L. Nusslock of Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Milwaukee and Thomas D. Yannucci, P.C., Karen N. Walker and Edwin John U of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, D.C.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc., The Rugby Group, Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the cause was submitted on the joint brief of Stephen P. Hurley and Kristine A. Long of Hurley, Burish & Milliken, S.C., Madison and David E. Everson, Heather S. Woodson and Victoria L. Smith of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, Kansas City, MO.

Before WEDEMEYER, P.J., FINE and KESSLER, JJ.


¶ 1 WEDEMEYER, P.J.

Barbara A. Meyers, Lynn Stucker, Loyal Berg and Eugene Browning, representing a putative class of Wisconsin residents, (hereinafter "appellants") appeal from an order dismissing their complaint against Bayer AG, Bayer Corporation, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Rugby Group, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Hoeschst Marion Roussel, Inc. (hereinafter "Bayer"), which alleged that Bayer violated Wis. STAT. § 133.03 (2003-04)

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