Justin Rand v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• Decided: August 26, 2008
• Docket: 07-13883
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

[DO NOT PUBLISH]

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Aug. 26, 2008 No. 07-13883 THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK

D. C. Docket No. 03-01729-CV-T-30-TBM

JUSTIN RAND,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD.,

Defendants-Appellees.

________________________

No. 07-13884 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 04-02614-CV-T-30-TBM CALEB ROBERT MCCLAIN, KATHLEEN L. MCCLAIN-ROSARIO,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC.,

No. 07-13885 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 04-02641-CV-T-30-TBM

KENNETH LOCKE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

MARY E. FARR, BETH PARKER, as Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Locke, Deceased, JAMES STUDENSKY, U.S. Trustee for the bankruptcy estate of Lacy and Brian Fechner,

2 versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD.,

No. 07-13886 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 04-02642-CV-T-30-TBM

KEITH HUBBARD, et al.,

KENNETH CANNADY,

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD.,

3 ________________________

No. 07-13887 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 04-02643-CV-T-30-TBM

GARRETT STEPHENS, et al.,

DIANE REED, Trustee for the Estate of Andrew Dean Messick,

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD.,

No. 07-13888 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 05-00370-CV-T-30-TBM

4 DARRELL W. TEMPLE,

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., ROCHE HOLDING LTD.,

No. 07-13889 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 05-01478-CV-T-30-TBM

JARED STEVENS,

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD.,

5 ________________________

No. 07-13890 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 06-01063-CV-T-30-TBM

RICHARD PECHER,

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., d.b.a. Roche Pharmaceuticals,

Defendant-Appellee.

No. 07-13891 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 06-01546-CV-T-30-TBM

BRITT MARIE WRIGHT,

HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD.,

6 ________________________

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida _________________________

(August 26, 2008)

Before WILSON and PRYOR, Circuit Judges, and MIDDLEBROOKS,* District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Several plaintiffs, whose product-liability claims against Hoffman-LaRoche,

Inc., were consolidated, appeal the summary judgment in favor of Hoffman-

LaRoche that was based on a ruling by the district court that their causation

evidence was inadmissible. See In re Accutane Prods. Liab., 511 F. Supp. 2d 1288

(M.D. Fla. 2007). We have considered the briefs, the relevant parts of the record,

and the well-reasoned opinion by the district court and conclude that the district

court did not abuse its discretion by excluding the evidence and properly granted

summary judgment.

AFFIRMED.

* Honorable Donald M. Middlebrooks, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation.