JPML Creates Federal Dockets for Ephedra, Zyprexa Cases

WASHINGTON - The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) created two separate federal dockets for cases involving injuries stemming from the ingestion of Zyprexa and for personal injury actions filed against manufacturers of ephedra-containing products, HarrisMartin Publishing is reporting. In re: Zyprexa Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1596 (E.D. N.Y.), In re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1598 (S.D. Ohio).

The federal docket for six cases involving Zyprexa-related injuries cases was created April 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York before U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein. On April 13, the JPML consolidated 15 …