United States Fourth Circuit

Because there is no evidence that the government's regulatory violations proximately caused victim's injury, defendant has failed to show that it is entitled to contribution from the government.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/16/2003
• Published 07/16/2003

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Mary McElroy Leach, Senior Trial, United States Department Of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Marc Simon Moller, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York, New York, for Appellee. ON BRIEF:  Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Jeffrey Axelrad, Director, Torts Branch, Civil Division, United States Department Of Justice, Washington, D.C.;  Daniel E. Troy, Chief, Eric M. Blumberg, Deputy Chief for Litigation, Michael N. Druckman, Associate Chief for Biologics, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland;  Alex M. Azar, II, General, Department Of Health And Human Services, Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Mark R. Dunn, Herzog, Crebs & McGhee, L.L.P., St. Louis, Missouri;  Stanley P. Kops, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania;  Rex Carr, Carr, Korein, Tillery, Kunin, Montroy & Glass, East St. Louis, Missouri, for Appellee.