April 08, 2015
The Third Circuit vacated class certification in price-fixing litigation against a former Johnson & Johnson blood test unit Wednesday, telling the district court to reconsider the ruling given the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision requiring greater scrutiny of expert witnesses during class certification fights.
February 12, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge's order granting class certification in multidistrict litigation accusing a Johnson & Johnson unit of fixing prices of reagents used in blood tests was based on flawed expert testimony, the company told the Third Circuit on Wednesday.