DECKER v. GE HEALTHCARE INC.

No. 13-4002.

770 F.3d 378 (2014)

Paul DECKER; Karen Decker, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GE HEALTHCARE INC.; GE Healthcare AS, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Pierre H. Bergeron , SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. Christopher V. Tisi , Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Pierre H. Bergeron , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, J. Philip Calabrese , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, Rebecca K. Wood , Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellants. Christopher V. Tisi , Michelle A. Parfitt , Peter T. Anderson , Stephanie L. Gardner , Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, Alexandria, Virginia, William Hawal , Peter J. Brodhead , Peter H. Weinberger , Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellees.

Before: GIBBONS and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges; LAWSON, District Judge.


OPINION

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

In 2005, in connection with a magnetic resonance imaging procedure ("MRI"), Paul Decker received a dose of Omniscan, a gadolinium-based contrast agent manufactured by GE Healthcare Inc. and GE Healthcare AS ("GEHC"). After taking Omniscan, Mr. Decker developed Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis ("NSF"). In 2012, Karen and Paul Decker sued GEHC in the Northern District of Ohio, lodging a host of Ohio products liability...

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