Three New Accutane Injury Suits Filed in California State Court

SAN FRANCISCO — Three new suits were filed in California state court against the makers and distributors of Accutane, accusing them of failing to adequately warn doctors and consumers of the risk of gastrointestinal injury posed by the acne drug. Couture v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., et al., No. 12-520944; McGinnis v. McKesson Corp., et al., No. 12-520946; and Rodriguez v. McKesson Corp., et al., No. 12-520734 (Calif. Super., San Francisco Cty.).

In the May complaints filed in the San Francisco County Superior Court, plaintiffs Amanda Couture, Kathleen McGinnis and Sergio Rodriguez allege Hoffman-La Roche Inc. and Roche Laboratories Inc. negligently …