Ohio Man Voluntarily Dismisses Remicade Wrongful Death Case

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - An Ohio man who claimed that his wife's use of Remicade caused her to suffer a fatal infection withdrew his case on Feb. 13. Delbert Reeder v. Centocor Inc., et al. No. 03-CV-1911 (N.D. Ohio, Eastern Div.).

Plaintiff Delbert Reeder's notice of dismissal was filed under Rule 41(A)(1)(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and was signed three days later by U.S. District Judge Peter C. Economous.

Reeder sued Remicade manufacturer Centocor Inc. in Ohio's Court of Common Pleas for Mahoning County on Aug. 1. Reeder claimed that his wife's use of the treatment for rheumatoid …