N.J. Judge Cites Levine in Decision Remanding Elidel Action

CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey plaintiff's state law claims for injuries he suffered after taking Elidel do not require resolution of issues premised on the application of federal law, a judge has ruled in remanding the case for lack of jurisdiction. Sullivan v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., et al., No. 09-94 (D. N.J.).

In one of the first opinions to cite the U.S. Supreme Court's recent landmark decision in Wyeth v. Levine, Judge Joseph E. Irenas of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled March 6 that Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.'s rationale for removing the case lacked …