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23 Misc. 3d 974 - In re OxyContin’s Empirical Analysis

2009

Citation profile

2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
June 2009
most recently cited

2 state decisions

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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1407

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  1. “The facts in Islamic Republic of Iran v. Pahlavi are hardly analogous to residents of the various states of the United States, its commonwealths and territories suing an American pharmaceutical company in its home state for alleged torts and breaches of warranties committed within the United States. The facts in Islamic Republic of Iran are so dramatically different from the case at bar, that the conclusion that the plaintiff's case should be similarly dismissed, is not controlling.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority

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