U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Feb. 12, 2014
9th Circuit to reconsider whether drug lawsuit belongs in state court
Legal observers said plaintiffs, in seeking to keep the case in state court, may have tripped over a California civil procedure rule designed to coordinate such cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Class and mass action lawyers for both the plaintiff and defense had better be careful what they seek.
That was the lesson of Monday's announcement from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that it has voted to rehear en banc a September ruling by a three-judge panel returning to state court a potential mass action over the pain drug propoxyphene, sold under Darvon and other brand names.
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