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Court upholds learned intermediary defense in Zyprexa suicide case - Ebel v. Eli Lilly & Co., No. 08-40170 (5th Cir. 2009); Injunction preventing dissemination of Lilly documents but allowing WWW publications to stand - In re Zyprexa Injunction, 474 F.Supp.2d 385 (E.D.N.Y. 2007), injunction upheld, In re Zyprexa Litigation, 2007 WL 669797 (E.D.N.Y. 2007).
Attorney sanctions in Phen-Fen settlement - 2005
Perez v. Wyeth Laboratories Inc., 161 N.J. 1, 734 A.2d 1245 (N.J. Aug 09, 1999) - This case limits the learned intermediary defense when there is direct marketing of prescription drugs (Norplant) to consumers.
Supreme Court Finds Medical Device Amendments do not Preempt State Tort Law - Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470 (1996)
Brief - Governmental Immunity and FDA Actions - Polio Vaccine - Berkovitz by Berkovitz v. U.S., 486 U.S. 531 (1988)
Feldman v. Lederle Laboratories, 479 A.2d 374 (N.J. 1984) - This is a key case analyzing the application of products liability to drugs.
Stevens v. Parke, Davis & Co., 507 P.2d 653 (Cal. 1973) - This is the classic case that held that over promotion of a drug can dilute the warnings.
Sterling Drug Inc. v. Yarrow, 408 F.2d 978 (8th Cir. 1969) - This is the classic failure to warn the learned intermediary case.
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