LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Antidepressant Drugs Legal NewsHeadline Antidepressant Drugs Legal News from LexisNexis®Judge Deals Plaintiffs 2 Adverse Rulings On Preemption, Remand- (Found September 17, 2008 ) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A federal judge in Florida on Aug. 7 handed down a pair of adverse rulings for plaintiffs in two cases involving birth defects allegedly caused by the mother's use of Paxil during pregnancy by denying their motions to remand and granting in part the defendants' motion to dismiss based on federal preemption (Haley M. Bolin, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., dba GlaxoSmithKline, et al., No. 08-60523-CIV-COHN; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60241; Alena A. Valerio, et al. v....http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%205-1 Mealeys... CelexaLexapro MDL Judge Denies Preemption Motion, Says Plaintiffs Need Discovery- (Found September 17, 2008 ) ST. LOUIS - The federal judge presiding over the Celexa and Lexapro multidistrict litigation on July 24 denied the manufacturers' motion to dismiss six cases based on federal preemption after finding that the plaintiffs are entitled to conduct discovery on the preemption issue before filing a response (In re: CelexaLexapro Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1736, E.D. Mo.). Full story on lexis.comhttp://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%205-1 Mealeys... GSK: Reversal Of Preemption Ruling Based On Misunderstanding- (Found September 17, 2008 ) INDIANAPOLIS - A federal judge's July 18 reversal of his previous decision finding that a woman's claims against the manufacturer of Paxil are preempted is erroneous because it was based on a misunderstanding of Food and Drug Administration regulations, the company says in an Aug. 1 motion for reconsideration (Debra L. Tucker v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., dba GlaxoSmithKline, No. 04-CV-1748-DFH-WTL, S.D. Ind.; See July 2008, Page 5). Full story on lexis.comhttp://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%205-1 Mealeys... Paxil Maker Says Couple's Discovery Requests 'Go Too Far'- (Found September 17, 2008 ) MILWAUKEE - The manufacturer of Paxil argues in an Aug. 4 opposition brief that a couple's request for additional discovery on its advertising budget for the antidepressant and its revenue and gross profit "goes too far" because the plaintiffs have already been given 1.6 million documents and deposed 23 current and former employees (Gary A. Forst, et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., dba GlaxoSmithKline, No. 07-C-612-JPS, E.D. Wis.; See July 2008, Page 9). Full story on lexis.comhttp://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%205-1 Mealeys... Plaintiffs: GSK's Attempt To Add Detail To Sealed Documents Is Too Late- (Found September 17, 2008 ) HAMMOND, Ind. - A drug company's attempt to provide additional information to documents it claims should be filed under seal is too late and fails to show how the federal magistrate's ruling is erroneous or contrary to law, a family says in an Aug. 4 opposition to the manufacturer of Paxil's appeal (Cheryl Cunningham v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., dba GlaxoSmithKline, No. 07-CV-174, N.D. Ind.; See July 2008, Page 9). Full story on lexis.comhttp://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%205-1 Mealeys... Dan Troy To Become GSK General Counsel- (Found September 17, 2008 ) PHILADELPHIA - Dan Troy, the former Food and Drug Administration chief counsel credited with fathering the concept of drug preemption, has been hired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the company reported July 22. Full story on lexis.comhttp://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-12 Mealeys... Parties Seek Stay Pending Outcome Of Mediation- (Found September 17, 2008 ) GREENBELT, Md. - A woman who claims that her husband's use of Zoloft and trazodone caused him to commit suicide and the manufacturers of the drug agreed to stay the case pending the outcome of mediation proceedings scheduled for Aug. 21 (Michelle P. LaBaer v. Pfizer Inc., et al., No. 08-CV-959, D. Md.; See March 2008, Page 18). Full story on lexis.comhttp://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-12 Mealeys... Lexapro Maker Says Wrongful Death Case Belongs In Federal Court- (Found September 17, 2008 ) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A woman's lawsuit alleging that her use of Lexapro while pregnant caused her son's fatal birth defect should proceed in federal court, the maker of the antidepressant says, arguing that complete diversity exists between the parties and that damages exceed the jurisdictional limit (Daphne Hall v. Forest Laboratories Inc., et al., No. 08-CV-1236, N.D. Ala.). Full story on lexis.comhttp://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-12 Mealeys... Magistrate Judge Allows Woman To Add Generic Paxil Makers To Lawsuit- (Found September 17, 2008 ) ROCHESTER, NY - A federal magistrate judge on July 8 allowed a woman claiming that her use of Paxil while pregnant cause her child to develop birth defects to amend her complaint to name as defendants two companies that make generic versions of the antidepressant after finding that interests of efficiency and judicial economy weigh in favor of adding the defendants (Brenda Valle v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., dba GlaxoSmithKline, No. 07-CV-6514T, W.D. N.Y.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52177; See...http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-12 Mealeys... GSK Seeks Appeal From Ruling Unsealing 38 Documents- (Found September 17, 2008 ) HAMMOND, Ind. - The manufacturer of Paxil on July 10 submitted an appeal of a federal magistrate judge's ruling unsealing documents, arguing that the magistrate judge erred in finding that the company did not offer sufficient evidence demonstrating that under Food and Drug Administration regulations, the documents at issue contained confidential commercial information (Cheryl Cunningham v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., dba GlaxoSmithKline, No. 07-CV-174, N.D. Ind.; 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49016; See..http://www.mealeysonline.com/mealey/ppv/articleSearch.do?searchTerm=%22%204-12 Mealeys... |