Rituxan Makers Denied Judgment on the Pleadings in Wrongful Death Case

ST. LOUIS - A Missouri federal judge has refused to grant the makers of Rituxan judgment on the pleadings in a wrongful death action, ruling that there is insufficient evidence at this stage in the litigation to determine whether the drug warnings provided to the deceased and her doctor were adequate. Puricelli, et al., v. Genetech Inc., et al., No. 10-1793 (E.D. Mo.).

On April 26, Judge Jean C. Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri also allowed the plaintiffs to amend their complaint to include any request for punitive damages as part of the …