Plaintiffs File Petition for the Creation of Prempro MDL

CHICAGO-Five plaintiffs leading proposed class action claims against the manufacturer of Prempro recently submitted a motion before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate and transfer their cases to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. In re: Prempro Products Liability Litigation, No. N/A (JPML).

The plaintiffs in Lewers, et al., v. Wyeth, Inc., No. 02-C-4970 (N.D. Ill), Favela, et al., v. Wyeth Inc., No. 02-C-5893 (C.D. Calif.), Szabo, et al., v. Wyeth, Inc., No. 02-C-0757 (C.D. Calif.), Cook, et al., v. Wyeth, Inc., No. 02-C-0529 (E.D. Ark.), and Krznaric v. Wyeth, Inc., et al., No. …