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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 14-3612

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John Rapa

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff

Jeanine Rapa, In a representative capacity for John Rapa

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Missouri - St. Louis

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 Submitted: June 9, 2015

Filed: June 23, 2015

[Unpublished]

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Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 14-3612 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/23/2015 Entry ID: 4287720 
Jeanine Rapa, in a representative capacity for her deceased husband JohnRapa,

appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing with prejudice a

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products-liability action originally brought by John Rapa against Novartis

Pharmaceuticals Corporation. We have carefully reviewed the record and the parties’

arguments on appeal, and we find no basis for reversal. See Plymouth Cnty., Iowa

v. MERSCORP, Inc., 774 F.3d 1155, 1158 (8th Cir. 2014) (reviewing de novo a

district court’s standing determination); see also In re Baycol Prods. Litig., 616 F.3d

778, 785 (8th Cir. 2010) (applying substantive state law to determine “who can

qualify as a proper party for substitution”). Accordingly, we affirm.

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The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the

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Eastern District of Missouri.

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Appellate Case: 14-3612 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/23/2015 Entry ID: 4287720