Justin Rand v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., No. 07-13883 (11th Cir. 2008)

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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 07-13883 ________________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT Aug. 26, 2008 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, versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., Defendants-Appellees. ________________________ 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, Plaintiffs-Appellants, 2 versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD., Defendants-Appellees. ________________________ No. 07-13886 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 04-02642-CV-T-30-TBM KEITH HUBBARD, et al., Plaintiffs, KENNETH CANNADY, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD., Defendants-Appellees. 3 ________________________ No. 07-13887 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 04-02643-CV-T-30-TBM GARRETT STEPHENS, et al., Plaintiffs, DIANE REED, Trustee for the Estate of Andrew Dean Messick, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., Defendants-Appellees. ________________________ No. 07-13888 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 05-00370-CV-T-30-TBM 4 DARRELL W. TEMPLE, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., ROCHE HOLDING LTD., Defendants-Appellees. ________________________ No. 07-13889 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 05-01478-CV-T-30-TBM JARED STEVENS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD., Defendants-Appellees. 5 ________________________ No. 07-13890 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 06-01063-CV-T-30-TBM RICHARD PECHER, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus 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, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC., ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LTD., ROCHE HOLDING LTD., Defendants-Appellees. 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 HoffmanLaRoche 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. 7

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