Flora Motus v. Pfizer Inc.

358 F.3d 659 Flora MOTUS, individually, as Successor in Interest of the Estate of Victor Motus (deceased) and as Guardian Ad Litem for Lauren Motus, a minor, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. PFIZER INC., (ROERIG DIVISION), a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. No. 02-55372. No. 02-55498. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 10, 2003 — Pasadena, California. Filed February 9, 2004. Jessica R. Dart, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee. Pierce O'Donnell, O'Donnell & Shaeffer, Los Angeles, California; Malcolm E. Wheeler, Wheeler, Trigg & Kennedy, Denver, Colorado, for the defendant-appellee/cross-appellant. Alan Morrison, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., for the amicus. Robert D. Kamenshine, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for amicus United States Food & Drug Administration. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California; A. Howard Matz, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-00298-AHM. Before: J. WALLACE, Clifford Wallace, Pamela Ann RYMER, and Richard…