Breast Cancer
Minnesota Hormone Therapy Lawsuit Dismissed
Published in Physician Law Weekly, November 14th, 2007
Wyeth (NYSE:WYE) announced that The Honorable George F. McGunnigle of the Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota has granted Wyeth's motion for summary judgment on all claims and dismissed the case of Patricia Zandi v. Wyeth, which was scheduled for trial on January 28, 2008. In rulings on the admissibility of plaintiff's expert testimony and on the motion for summary judgment, the court found that the plaintiff had not offered any scientifically valid evidence to support her claim that she developed breast cancer as a result of her use of Premarin(R) and Prempro(TM).
Judge McGunnigle held that plaintiff had "provided no evidence of a method generally...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2007-11-14)
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