Metabolife Awarded Summary Judgment in Three La. Product Liability Suits

NEW ORLEANS - The manufacturer of Metabolife 356 was awarded summary judgment in three cases involving Louisiana residents, who allegedly sustained injuries as a result of using the supplement, after a federal judge concluded that the plaintiffs failed to present scientific evidence to support their claims. Shirley Kemp, et al., v. Metabolife International, Inc., et al., No. 00-3513 (E.D. La.).

In a decision docketed Oct. 7, U.S. District Judge Helen G. Berrigan stated that the plaintiffs failed to create a genuine issue of fact regarding the issue of specific causation because that they could not demonstrate that their ingestion …