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PEREZ v. NIDEK CO., LTD.

No. 10-55577.

711 F.3d 1109 (2013)

Robert PEREZ; Nancy Art; Brett Harbach, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NIDEK CO., LTD.; Nidek Incorporated; Nidek Technologies Incorporated; Manjov V. Motwani, M.D.; Gary M. Kawesch, M.D.; Linda Vu, M.D.; Joseph Lee, M.D.; Farzad Yaghouti, M.D.; Randa M. Garrana, M.D.; Thomas S. Tooma, M.D.; Paul C. Lee, M.D.; Keith Liang, M.D.; Antoine L. Garabet, M.D.; William Ellis, M.D.; Gregg Feinerman, M.D.; Michael Rose, M.D.; John Kownacki, M.D.; Steven Ma, M.D.; Estate of Glenn A. Kawesch, M.D.; TLC Vision Corporation, dba TLC Laser Eye Center, Inc.; California Center for Refractive Surgery, a medical corporation; Laser Eye Center Medical Office, Inc.; Southwest Eye Care Center Inc.; Does, 1 through 1000, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 25, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Richard Patterson , Patterson Law Group, APC, San Diego, CA; Duane A. Admire , Admire & Associates, Del Mar, CA; Alisa Ann Martin , Harrison Patterson & O'Connor LLP, San Diego, CA; Gene Joseph Stonebarger , Stonebarger Law, Folsom, CA; and Jon R. Williams , Boudreau Williams, LLP; San Diego, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Thomas S. Arthur and Thomas M. Robins, III , Frandzel Robins Bloom & Csato, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Nidek, Inc.

James J. Wallace, II , La Follette Johnson De Haas Fesler & Ames, APC, San Diego, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Manjov V. Motwani, M.D., and Keith Liang, M.D.

Lisa W. Cooney , Rita R. Kanno , John Takashi Tsumura and Craig T. Mann , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Gary M. Kawesch, M.D.

Gregory Dale Werre , Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O'Keefe & Nichols, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants-Appellees William Ellis, M.D., Gregg A. Feinerman, M.D., Randa M. Garrana, M.D., Joseph Lee, M.D., and Linda Vu, M.D.

Daniel S. Belsky and Gabriel M. Benrubi , Belsky & Associates, San Diego, CA; Kenneth R. Pedroza and Matthew S. Levinson , Cole Pedroza, LLP, Pasadena, CA, for Defendants-Appellees Estate of Glenn A. Kawesch, M.D., and Farzad Yaghouti, M.D.

Albert E. Cressey, III , Reback, McAndrews, Kjar, Warford & Stockalper, Manhattan Beach, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Thomas S. Tooma, M.D.

H. Steven Schiffres , Rosoff, Schiffres & Barta, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellee Michael Rose, M.D.

Gregory M. Hulbert , Gonzalez and Hulbert, LLP, Glendale, CA, for Defendant-Appellee John Kownacki, M.D.

Before: STEPHEN S. TROTT, ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

We are asked to decide whether patients who suffered no injuries but who were subject to the off-label use of a medical device for eye surgeries may bring suit solely because the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") status of the device was not disclosed to them. The Third Amended Complaint ("the Complaint") does not state a claim under the California Protection of Human Subjects in Medical Experimentation Act ("the Human...

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