JPML Grants Plaintiffs' Petition to Form Prempro MDL

WASHINGTON - On March 4, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) granted a petition to consolidate and transfer five class action suits against the manufacturer of Prempro to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. In re: Prempro Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1507 (E.D. Ark.).

U.S. District Judge William Wilson, Jr., was chosen to preside over the proceedings.

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., …