DACOSTA v. NOVARTIS AG, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.

No. CV 01-800-BR.

242 F.Supp.2d 765 (2002)

Rosemary S. DACOSTA and Ricardo S. Dacosta, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, v. NOVARTIS AG, NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, and Leonard Weaver, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

June 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Williams, Leslie W. O'Leary, Brian S. Campf, Williams Dailey & O'Leary Craine & Love, P.C., Portland, Jennifer Johnson, Lopez Hodes Restaino Milman Skikos Polos, Newport Beach, CA, for Plaintiffs.

Mark H. Wagner, Kenneth D. Renner, Ruth Casby Rocker, Hoffman, Hart & Wagner, LLP, Portland, Donald W. Fowler, Frank Leone, Jr., Rebecca A. Womeldorf, William S D Cravens, Spriggs & Hollingsworth, Washington, D.C., for Defendant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Leonard Weaver.

Paul T. Fortino, Erick J. Haynie, Sarah J. Crooks, Perkins Coie LLP, Portland, Dennis P. Orr, Grant J. Esposito, Elizabeth L. Goldsmith, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, New York, NY, for Defendant Novartis AG.


OPINION AND ORDER

BROWN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs originally filed a Complaint in state court that alleged Plaintiff Rosemary DaCosta suffered severe heart injuries due to Defendants' failure to warn Plaintiffs' physician about certain health risks associated with pharmaceutical products allegedly researched, developed, manufactured, marketed, distributed, and sold by Defendant Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) and its Swiss parent company, Defendant...

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