Judge Allows Plaintiffs’ Expert Testimony in Del. Zantac Cancer Litigation
June 3, 2024
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- Order
WILMINGTON, Del. — Medical expert witnesses may testify that scientific evidence links the cancer of more than 72,000 individuals and their exposure to human carcinogen, N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) through their use of the popular antacid drug Zantac (ranitidine), a Delaware judge has ruled.
Following a three-day Daubert hearing, Judge Vivian L. Medinilla of the Delaware Superior Court ruled in a May 31 opinion that, at this stage in the litigation, it can be determined that the experts’ opinions are backed by sound methodology and that a jury must decide whether they establish that plaintiffs’ cancer was caused by Zantac.
Defendants GlaxoSmithKline …
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