WILKINS v. GENZYME CORP.

No. 22-1782.

93 F.4th 33 (2024)

Trina WILKINS; James Bishop; Lisa Bishop; Amber Britton; Toni Cordova; John Cortina; Jill Cortina; George Demko; Dovan Helton; Mary Helton; Nate Brooks; Sydney Johnson; D.J.; Damon LaForce; Erin Masula; Michael Masula; James Matthews; Thomas Olszewski; Darlene Cookingham; Thomas Stanziano; Wendy Stanziano; Eddie Viers, individually as surviving spouse of Teresa Viers, deceased, and as personal representative of the Estate of Teresa Viers; William McNew; James Wallace; Jeanne Wallace, individually as surviving spouse of Joseph Wallace, deceased, and as personal representative of the Estate of Joseph Wallace; Samuel Wallace, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. GENZYME CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

February 15, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Gesk and C. Allen Black, Jr. , with whom Law Office of C. Allen Black, Jr. and Gesk Moritz, LLC were on brief, for appellants.

Robert G. Jones , with whom Renee T. Whyte , Ezra D. Geggle , and Ropes & Gray LLP were on brief, for appellees.

Before Kayatta, Lynch, and Montecalvo, Circuit Judges.


Filed in February of 2020, this lawsuit seeks monetary recovery on behalf of more than two dozen individuals for injuries allegedly caused by drug manufacturer Genzyme Corporation's ("Genzyme") mishandling of a prescription drug shortage between 2009 and 2012. Given that eight to...

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