Wyeth Contends Prempro Wrongful Death Suit Belongs in MDL

BATON ROUGE, La. - In removing to federal court a wrongful death suit filed by a woman who claims Prempro caused her mother to develop breast cancer, Wyeth argued the Fifth Circuit held that claims for wrongful death exceed the jurisdictional amount of $75,000. Trinia Plummer v. Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals, No. 03-657-D-M3 (M.D. La.).

The Sept. 2 notice of removal also stated that Wyeth plans to identify the case as a 'tag-along' action that will be transferred to the Prempro MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas for pre-trial discovery proceedings. In re: Prempro Products Liability …