Drug Manufacturer Moves to Dismiss Claims Not Authorized by Louisiana Products Liability Act

NEW ORLEANS - The manufacturer of Propulsid recently filed a motion to dismiss a number of claims asserted in a woman's products liability suit because her allegations fall outside the scope of the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA). In re: Propulsid Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1355 (E.D. La.).

The Dec. 17 motion to dismiss, which applies to the claims of plaintiff Samantha Reed in case No. 00-282 captioned Aline Zeno v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., states that any theory of recovery not covered by the LPLA is not a viable cause of action and should be dismissed. The …