Judge Rules PPA Allegations Are Beyond Scope of Products Liability Act

NEW ORLEANS- A federal judge in Louisiana has dismissed two cases against the manufacturers of products containing PPA, stating the plaintiffs' allegations of negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, and conspiracy are 'well outside' the scope of the state's Products Liability Act (LPLA). Lacey v. Bayer Corp. et al., No. 02-1007 Section 'T' (E.D. La); Lee v. Bayer Corp. et al., No. 02-0753 Section 'T' (E.D. La)

In decisions dated May 24, U.S. District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana said the plaintiffs' claims against Bayer Corp. are not covered by the LPLA, …