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Supreme Court lets Third Circuit ruling on fen-phen evidence stand.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-JAN-05
Format: Online - approximately 698 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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The Supreme Court recently declined to hear an appeal involving a fen-phen class action and let the Third Circuit's ruling stand, allowing plaintiffs to use evidence that the trial court had found to be barred under the terms of a prior settlement-agreement. (In re Diet Drugs Prods. Liab. Litig., 369 F.3d 293 (3d Cir. 2004).)

As part of a multidistrict class action settlement between users of two appetite suppressants--fenfluramine (Pondimin) and dexfenfluramine (Redux)--and the drugs' manufacturer, Wyeth, Inc., class members could opt out of the agreement at different stages. If they opted out initially, they could pursue remedies elsewhere with no restrictions. Class...

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