Plaintiff's Withdrawal of Expert Prompts Drug Maker's Motion to Reconsider Motion for Summary

NEW ORLEANS - The manufacturer of Propulsid filed a motion to reconsider its motion for summary judgment after the plaintiffs announced that they were withdrawing an expert who would testify that the decedent's death was caused by the heartburn drug. In re: Propulsid Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1355 (E.D. La.).

Johnson & Johnson's March 14 motion argues that without the expert testimony of Dr. William Shell, the plaintiffs in Patricia L. Diez, et al., v. Johnson & Johnson, et al., No. 00-2577, have no medical causation evidence to support their claims that the drug caused the decedent to suffer …