IN RE LIFESCAN INC CONSUMER LITIGATION


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Keywords & Phrases

CaseNo: IRLICL192181, CourtName: MISC 3, State: CA California, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>IRLICL192181, Consolidated Class Action, Lifescan, Johnson, Surestep System, Class Action Complaint, Test Strips, Class Members, Blood Glucose, Meter, Defects, California, Common, Diabetic Treatment Network, Acts, Blood Glucose Level, Representations, Monitoring Systems, United States, Advertisement, Material Facts, Medical Monitoring, Named Plaintiffs, Health Care Professionals, Economic Damages, Distribution, High Blood Glucose, Fda, True Facts , ContentID: 120252943

Case Documents

Government Exhibit # 3RD AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below ] ItemID: 128742

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1 . Government Exhibit # 3RD AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS

LIFESCAN
PLAINTIFFS
JOHNSON
SURESTEP SYSTEM
CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
DEFENDANTS
TEST STRIPS
CLASS MEMBERS
BLOOD GLUCOSE
METER
DEFECTS
CALIFORNIA
COMMON
DIABETIC TREATMENT NETWORK
ACTS
BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL
REPRESENTATIONS
MONITORING SYSTEMS
UNITED STATES
ADVERTISEMENT
MATERIAL FACTS
MEDICAL MONITORING
NAMED PLAINTIFFS
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
ECONOMIC DAMAGES
DISTRIBUTION
HIGH BLOOD GLUCOSE
FDA
TRUE FACTS

                                                                                                   
      1    MILBERG WEISS BERSHAD                                                                   
             HYNES & LERACH LLP                                                                    
      2    WILLIAM S. LERACH (68581)
           DENNIS STEWART (99152)
      3    ALAN M. MANSFIELD (125998)
           BONNY E. SWEENEY (176174)
      4    PATRICK W. DANIELS (190715)
           ROBERT J. GRALEWSKI, JR. (196410)
      5    600 West Broadway, Suite 1800
           San Diego, CA  92101
      6    Telephone:  619/231-1058
                  - and -
      7    ALBERT H. MEYERHOFF (54134)
           355 South Grand Avenue
      8    Suite 4170
           Los Angeles, CA  90071
      9    Telephone:  213/617-9007

     10    McMANIS, FAULKNER & MORGAN
           JAMES McMANIS (40958)                          BUSHNELL, CAPLAN & FIELDING, LLP
     11    COLLEEN DUFFY SMITH (161163)                   ALAN M. CAPLAN (49315)
           160 West Santa Clara Street                    PHILIP NEUMARK (43008)
     12    Suite 1000, Tenth Floor                        221 Pine Street, Suite 600
           San Jose, CA  95113                            San Francisco, CA  94104-2715
     13    Telephone:  408/279-8700                       Telephone:  415/217-3800
           Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
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     15                                    UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

     16                                NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

     17                                          SAN JOSE DIVISION

     18     In re LIFESCAN, INC. CONSUMER                 )  Master File No. C-98-20321-JF(EAI)
     19    LITIGATION                                     )
                                                          ) CLASS ACTION
     20                                                   )
           This Document Relates To:                      ) THIRD AMENDED CONSOLIDATED
     21                                                   ) CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
                  ALL CASES.                              )
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     23                                                   )  Plaintiffs Demand A Trial by Jury

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Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, for their Third Amended

Consolidated Class Action Complaint, and on information and belief, except as to

This lawsuit asserts claims against LifeScan,

Johnson under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §1961, et seq.

and California statutory and common law.

sells to diabetics and their families the SureStep blood glucose monitoring system,

both the monitoring machine and "test strips"

accurately and reliably measuring diabetics' blood glucose levels, suffers from two design

Plaintiffs, by this TACCAC, challenge defendants' fraudulent, unlawful and unfair

conduct in manufacturing, advertising, and selling the SureStep system to plaintiffs and the

members both in California and to all similarly situated persons nationwide.