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Live Free, or at Least Have a Present Injury

Drug & Device Law

Dupont Hospital for Children , 393 F. Abbott Laboratories , 2004 WL 3245947, at *6 (Ind. 2004 WL 3313614, at *14 (W.D. 17, 2004); Jones v. 2004); Redland Soccer Club v. United Illuminating , 1998 WL 910271, at *10 (Conn. 15, 1998) (identical opinions). Delaware : Merganthaler v. Asbestos Corp. of America , 480 A.2d

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Removal, Severance & Rule 21

Drug & Device Law

That started us thinking about other uses of severance of non-indispensable parties to preserve diversity – particularly, as in the Rejuvenate case, medical malpractice defendants in product liability litigation – to preserve federal diversity jurisdiction. Calvert Memorial Hospital , 117 F. Ohio 2009)). Synthes Corp. , at 833.