NIH and Wyeth Dispute Document Privilege in Prempro MDL

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wyeth is disputing the National Institutes of Health's contention that certain agency documents in the Women's Health Initiative study are protected under the agency deliberative process privilege because they contain deliberative and predecisional materials. In re: Prempro Products Liability Litigation. MDL No. 1507. Case No. 4:03-md-1507 (E.D. Ark.)

Wyeth subpoenaed the NIH and Dr. Jacques E. Roussow, deputy director of the Women's Health Initiative, on Nov. 16 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, seeking meeting minutes and reports of any standing ad hoc committee or groups at the NIH that relate to …