Maintaining the trend we reported before, the Sixth Circuit has rejected the expert opinions offered by plaintiff in Simmons v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. 11-5053. The case is part of the multidistrict ligation (MDL) proceedings in relation to Zometa and Aredia, drugs used to treat bone problems in cancer patients and produced by Novartis. To make her case, the … Continue Reading
The Sixth Circuit will soon have a chance to consider the extent of the Supreme Court’s decision in PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing, 131 S. Ct. 2567 (2011). Plaintiffs in the federal multi-district litigation In re: Darvocet, Darvon and Propoxyphene Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 11-md-2226-DCR, MDL Docket No. 2226, raised a host of claims against … Continue Reading
