The complete exclusion of plaintiffs’ expert testimony on damages and loss causation has led a federal appeals court to reinstate a securities class action alleging Pfizer made misrepresentations concealing cardiovascular risks associated with two of its drugs.

Reversing a lower court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived a 10-year-old case alleging Pfizer’s stock price dropped because of statements it made about the drugs Celebrex and Bextra.

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