New Jersey Supreme Court Says Out-of-State Plaintiff Can't Sue Over Acne Drug

Lawyers USAApril 24, 2007

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A claim that a manufacturer failed to provide adequate warnings about the health risks associated with the acne drug Accutane is governed by Michigan law and not more plaintiff-friendly New Jersey law, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled.

The plaintiff, a Michigan resident, began taking Accutane. He became depressed, crashed a car into a house during an apparent suicide attempt and then sued two New Jersey pharmaceutical manufacturers in New Jersey on the grounds that they had failed to provide adequate warning about the drug's health risks.

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New Jersey Supreme Court Says Out-of-State Plaintiff Can't Sue Over Acne Drug

The defendants appealed, arguing that Michigan law appl...

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