JPML Asked to Create Federal Docket for Elmiron Eye Damage Cases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Plaintiffs who allege the bladder cyst drug Elmiron causes eye damage have asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to create a federal docket for the actions, arguing that they involve overlapping facts and issues.

In a Sept. 23 motion, plaintiffs contend that consolidated pretrial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey “would promote the just and efficient conduct of these actions; prevent inconsistent pretrial rulings and duplicative discovery; and conserve the resources of the judiciary, the parties and their counsel."

In addition to the 24 Elmiron cases filed in the District …