Failure to Submit Plaintiff Fact Sheets Warrants Dismissal with Prejudice, Judge Rules

SEATTLE - PPA MDL plaintiffs who failed to comply with Case Management Order No. 6, which required them to submit plaintiff fact sheets (PFS) to defendants 45 days after receipt, had their claims dismissed with prejudice by the federal judge overseeing the proceedings. In re: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1407 (W.D. Wash.).

U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein's Oct. 24 order granted Wyeth's motion to dismiss with prejudice the claims asserted against all defendants by plaintiffs who failed to comply with CMO 6, which was entered March 18, 2002, and set a schedule and protocol for conducting …