United States Ninth Circuit

California statute of limitations for fraud alleging defendant made faulty heart valve started to run when plaintiff participated in class action settlement for valve, and preempted later lawsuit alleging failure to disclose need to remove the valve.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/11/2000
• Decided 01/22/2001
• Published 01/22/2001

Judges

• Before: TASHIMA and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and ALSUP, District Judge

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Graig R. Woodburn, Newport Beach, California, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aton Arbisser, Los Angeles, California, for the appellees.