Mealey's (October 27, 2015, 1:08 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 26 said the Avandia multidistrict litigation court did not err when it denied dismissal of a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act class action brought by three third-payer payers (In Re: Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, No. 14-1948, 3rd Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 18633).

(Opinion available. Document #28-151029-021Z.)

Third-party payers Allied Services Division Welfare Fund, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 and Participating Employers Health and Welfare Fund and...