PPA Defendants Awarded Summary Judgment in Cardiac Cases

SEATTLE - The federal judge presiding over the PPA MDL awarded summary judgment to the defendants in cases involving alleged cardiac-related injuries after the court found that expert testimony regarding the chemical's ability to cause cardiac injuries was inadmissible under Daubert. In re: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1407 (W.D. Wash.).

The Oct. 24 order dismissed the cardiac-related claims of more than 300 plaintiffs involved in federal cases against companies that once manufactured products containing PPA, which was withdrawn from the market in November 2000.

The dismissal followed an order entered June 18, in which U.S. District Judge …