Massachusetts Superior Court Rejects “Innovator Liability” Failureto-Warn Claim, Holds Branded Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Owed No Duty to Plaintiff Alleging Injury From Equivalent Generic Drug That Copied Defendant’s...more
8/31/2016
/ Conflicting Proposals ,
Evidence Suppression ,
Expert Testimony ,
Failure To Warn ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Generic Drugs ,
Innovator Liability ,
Negligence ,
Nexus ,
Off-Label Use ,
Out-of-State Judgments ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pleading Standards ,
Product Defects ,
Res Ipsa Loquitur ,
Standing ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Transfer of Venue
In This Issue:
- First Circuit Holds Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Recover for Allegedly Defective Product Based on Risk of Future Harm From Lightning Strike Where Complaint Contained Insufficient Facts to Demonstrate...more