IN RE FOSAMAX (ALENDRONATE SODIUM)

No. 12-2250.

751 F.3d 150 (2014)

In re FOSAMAX (ALENDRONATE SODIUM) PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION (NO. II) Patrick Welch, et. al, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: April 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon L. Bogle, Esq. [argued], Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, Pensacola, FL, Scott D. Levensten, Esq. , Philadelphia, PA, for Appellants.

Karen A. Confoy, Esq. , Fox Rothschild, Lawrenceville, NJ, for Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

John K. Crisham, Esq. , Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, Glenn S. Kerner, Esq. , Katherine D. Seib, Esq. , Goodwin Procter, Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. [argued], Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY, George E. McDavid, Esq. , Reed Smith, Princeton, NJ, for Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., RP, Barr Laboratories, and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Terry M. Henry, Esq. , Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, for Watson Laboratory and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Kelly E. Jones, Esq. , Steven A. Stadtmauer, Esq. , Harris Beach, Newark, NJ, Harvey L. Kaplan, Esq. , Shook, Bardy, Bacon, Kansas City, MO, for Mylan Inc. and Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Charles A. Fitzpatrick, III, Esq. , Arthur B. Keppel, Esq. , Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, PA, for Apotex Corp.

Jeffrey A. Cohen, Esq. , Flaster Greenberg, Cherry Hill, NJ, Sandra J. Wunderlich, Esq. , Stinson Leonard Street, St. Louis, MO, for Sun Pharma Global and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.

Terry M. Henry, Esq. , Blank Rome, Philadelphia, PA, for Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., fka Cobalt Pharmaceuticals Co., aka Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Cobalt Laboratories Inc.

Before: JORDAN, VANASKIE and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

This case involves product liability claims by individuals who allegedly suffered bone fractures because they took Fosamax® — a drug used to treat or prevent osteoporosis and Paget's Disease — or the generic equivalent of that drug, alendronate sodium. Those plaintiffs sued Merck Sharp & Dohme, Corp. ("Merck"), the manufacturer of Fosamax®, as well as several entities that manufacture...

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