Zantac After Federal Judge's Dismissal, Zantac Legal Fight Reignites in State Courts
On May 23, the first verdict in the nation over Zantac came out in Illinois, while a Delaware judge's May 31 decision allowed plaintiffs' experts for thousands of cases.
June 14, 2024 at 01:52 PM
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Mass Torts
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What You Need to Know
- Jurors in Chicago's Cook County Circuit Court sided with drug manufacturers, but more trials are planned in Illinois, California and Pennsylvania.
- Drugmakers have appealed a judge's refusal to toss 10 plaintiffs' experts in nearly 75,000 lawsuits in Delaware Superior Court.
- At least nine appeals are pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit challenging a federal judge's 2022 ruling tossing all of the plaintiffs' Zantac experts.
Less than two years after a federal judge effectively wiped out thousands of lawsuits over Zantac, a legal showdown over the recalled heartburn medication is flaring up in state courts.
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