Pfizer Rejected by U.S. Supreme Court on Lawsuit Related to Menopause Drug

Greg Stohr
Bloomberg
October 12, 2010

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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Pfizer Inc. and other makers of hormone replacement treatments, leaving intact a ruling that lets 123 women who developed breast cancer sue in Minnesota state court.

The appeal sought to reinstate a federal trial court ruling that dismissed 116 of the plaintiffs because their claims duplicated previously filed suits.

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The issue in the Supreme Court appeal turned on the complex rules governing efforts by corporate defendants to move suits out of plaintiff-friendly state courts and into federal tribunals.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 1:36 pm

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