Designation and Assignment of Levaquin Litigation as Mass Tort

A previous notice advised of the application made to the Supreme Court for designation of all New Jersey state court litigation involving the drug Levaquin as a mass tort and assignment of that litigation for centralized management to Judge Carol E. Higbee in Atlantic County. That application was submitted pursuant to Rule 4:38A and the Revised Mass Tort Guidelines as promulgated by (Directive No. 10-07) and was published for comment. The Court received several comments regarding the application. This notice is to advise that the Supreme Court, after considering the application and all comments, has designated all pending and future actions arising out of the use of Levaquin as a mass tort and assigned the litigation to Judge Carol E. Higbee in Atlantic County for centralized case management.

Published with this notice are the Supreme Court’s June 16, 2009 Order as well as Judge Higbee’s June 25, 2009 Case Management Order. Both Orders also are posted in the Mass Tort Information Center on the Judiciary’s Internet web site (www.njcourts.com).