Ruling Casts Doubt on Hormone Suits

A New Jersey judge has dismissed the first two of more than 150 lawsuits alleging that hormone replacement therapy drugs caused cancer. Superior Court Judge Jamie Happas found that the plaintiffs did not present sufficient evidence that Wyeth Inc. failed to submit accurate medical evidence during the Food and Drug Administration approval process. The ruling casts doubt on the future of 166 remaining claims filed under the New Jersey Products Liability Act and New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. Mary Pat Gallagher, Law.com 07/15/2008