US FDA Takes Star Turn In Recent Product Liability Lawsuits

Agency’s direct involvement in pharma product liability litigation is one of the most striking developments in the field over the past year. Chart of 16 cases in multidistrict litigation shows status of settlements and upcoming bellwether trials.

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Zantac and Zofran are among 16 drugs in federal multidistrict litigation • Source: Alamy

A dispute over plaintiffs’ access to results of a Zantac (ranitidine) study sponsored by the US Food and Drug Administration illustrates how parties in multidistrict litigation are trying to get the agency to bolster their positions.

An attorney for FDA addressed an 8 April virtual discovery hearing in the ranitidine multidistrict litigation arguing that the information...

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