Twin Lab Seeks to Dismiss Woman's Claim that Ripped Fuel Caused PPH



DOCUMENTS
  • Motion to Dismiss


NEW YORK - Supplement manufacturer Twin Lab is seeking dismissal of a California woman's claim that her ingestion of Ripped Fuel caused her to develop primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) on the ground that her action is barred by the statute of limitations. In re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation, 04 M.D. 1598 (S.D. N.Y.).

Twin Lab argues in its May 26 motion that Tiffany Smith's complaint was barred by California's one-year statute of limitation because under New York's 'borrowing statute,' California's statute of limitations applies to her case.

Smith asserts that she purchased Ripped Fuel, an ephedra-containing dietary supplement, on or …






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