In re Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that \California only recognizes medical monitoring as a compensable item of damage when liability is established under traditional tort theories of recovery.\
• certifying issue of liability only; class members could later, in a separate trial, establish whether they suffered injury and proper amount of damages
• certifying issue of liability only; class members could later, in a separate trial, establish whether they suffered injury and proper amount of damages
• certifying class action for determination of common issue of defendant’s liability in manufacturing allegedly defective pacemakers, and reserving for separate adjudication individual questions of compensatory damages
• finding that a class representative was inadequate where he was unsure why he agreed to act as class representative, was never told what it meant to be a class representative, and had not found out how and if the cause of action impacts other individuals
• discussing state variations regarding treatment of medical monitoring claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Patricia A. Daffin, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Ford Motor Company
  Sixth Circuit· 2006-08-18· cited 143×
• Zinser v. Accufix Research Institute, Inc.
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-06-15· cited 103×
• Riston v. Butler
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2002-05-10· cited 95×
• Arch v. American Tobacco Co.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1997-06-03· cited 68×
• Michael Sutton v. St. Jude Medical S.C., Inc., and St. Jude Medical, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2005-08-23· cited 59×
• In re Baycol Products Litigation
  D. Minnesota· 2003-09-17· cited 47×
• Cooney v. Rossiter
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2013-04-30· cited 39×
• Simon v. Philip Morris Inc.
  E.D. New York· 2001-02-08· cited 39×
• Murray v. New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2005-11-17· cited 35×
• Rink v. Cheminova, Inc.
  M.D. Florida· 2001-10-31· cited 27×
• In re Welding Fume Products Liability Litigation
  N.D. Ohio· 2007-09-14· cited 20×
• In re Masonite Corp. Hardboard Siding Products Liability Litigation
  E.D. Louisiana· 1997-02-19· cited 18×
• Taylor v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
  N.D. Ohio· 2007-09-28· cited 15×
• Intratex Gas Co. v. Beeson
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 1998-01-15· cited 13×
• Stanich v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
  N.D. Ohio· 2009-01-26· cited 11×
• Ilhardt v. A.O. Smith Corp.
  S.D. Ohio· 1996-08-16· cited 11×
• Violette v. P.A. Days, Inc.
  S.D. Ohio· 2003-03-27· cited 10×
• Craft v. Vanderbilt University
  M.D. Tennessee· 1996-11-19· cited 10×
• Martinez v. Mecca Farms, Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 2002-11-25· cited 7×
• Shields v. Walt Disney Parks & Resorts US, Inc.
  C.D. California· 2011-06-29· cited 7×

Cites

49 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. Falcon
  Supreme Court· 1982-06-14· cited 4,068×
• Hansberry v. Lee
  Supreme Court· 1940-11-12· cited 1,544×
• Dianne Castano v. The American Tobacco Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-05-23· cited 871×
• In Re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1996-02-15· cited 761×
• 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-Appellant
  Sixth Circuit· 1976-03-01· cited 628×
• Potter v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
  California Supreme Court· 1993-12-27· cited 493×
• Woodrow Sterling v. Velsicol Chemical Corporation
  Sixth Circuit· 1988-10-20· cited 445×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1996-06-27· cited 418×
• In Re \Agent Orange\ Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381
  Second Circuit· 1987-04-21· cited 411×
• Pedro De La Fuente v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., Marcelino Vasquez and Albert Solis, Defendants
  Seventh Circuit· 1983-09-19· cited 404×
• In the Matter of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Incorporated
  Seventh Circuit· 1995-04-27· cited 358×
• Wanda Jenkins v. Raymark Industries, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1986-03-03· cited 312×
• Ayers v. Township of Jackson
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1987-05-07· cited 310×
• Sensenbrenner v. Rust, Orling & Neale, Architects, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1988-11-18· cited 245×
• Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1985-02-11· cited 233×
• Back v. Wickes Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-06· cited 215×
• Hansen v. Mountain Fuel Supply Co.
  Utah Supreme Court· 1993-08-04· cited 112×
• Friends for All Children, Inc. v. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
  D.C. Circuit· 1984-10-12· cited 103×
• In re Asbestos School Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1984-09-28· cited 95×
• Troy Watson v. Shell Oil Company and Brown & Root, U.S.A., Inc., Robert Adams, Sr. v. Shell Oil Company and Brown & Root, U.S.A., Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1992-12-07· cited 94×