Case Name: John RAPA, Plaintiff Jeanine Rapa, In a representative capacity for John Rapa, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2015-06-23
Citations: 607 F. App'x 617
Docket Number: No. 14-3612
Parties: John RAPA, Plaintiff Jeanine Rapa, In a representative capacity for John Rapa, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 607
Pages: 617–617

Head Matter:
John RAPA, Plaintiff Jeanine Rapa, In a representative capacity for John Rapa, Plaintiff-Appellant v. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 14-3612.
United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.
Submitted: June 9, 2015.
Filed: June 23, 2015.
Todd S. Hageman, The Simon Law Firm, PC, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.
Katharine R. Latimer, Rosemary Stewart, Hollingsworth LLP, Washington, DC, for appellee.
Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Jeanine Rapa, in a representative capacity for her deceased husband John Rapa, appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing with prejudice a 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.
. The Honorable Audrey G. Fleissig, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.