GUSTAVSEN v. ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leah M. Nicholls , with whom Public Justice, P.C., Washington, DC, Richard S. Cornfeld , Law Office of Richard S. Cornfeld, John C. Simon , Kevin M. Carnie, Jr. , The Simon Law Firm, P.C., St. Louis, MO, Kenneth J. DeMoura , DeMoura Smith LLP, Emily Lisa Perini , Perini-Hegarty & Associates, P.C., Boston, MA, and Brian Wolfman , Washington, DC, were on brief, for appellants.

Gregory E. Ostfeld , Chicago, IL, with whom David G. Thomas , Michael Pastore , Boston, MA, Christiana Jacxsens , Atlanta, GA, Greenberg Taurig, LLP, Peter Simshauser , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Boston, MA, Robyn E. Bladow , Austin Norris , Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Joseph P. Crimmins , Posternak Blankstein & Lund LLP, Boston, MA, John M. Kilroy, Jr. , Kansas City, MO, J. Santon Hill , Polsinelli PC, W. Scott O'Connell , Nixon Peabody LLP, Boston, MA, James P. Muehlberger , Lori A. McGroder , Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Kansas City, MO, Stephen G. Strauss , Bryan Cave LLP, St. Louis, MO, David J. Volkin , Law Offices of David J. Volkin, David B. Chaffin , and White and Williams LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellees.

Jeffrey S. Bucholz , Paul Alessio Mezzina , Washington, DC, King & Spalding LLP, Peter Tolsdorf , and Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action, on brief for American Tort Reform Association, The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, The National Association of Manufacturers, and Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America, amici curiae.

David R. Geiger , Boston, MA, Kristyn M. DeFillip , and Foley Hoag LLP, on brief for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., amicus curiae.

Before Thompson, Kayatta, and Barron, Circuit Judges.