Mirapex Suit Time-Barred, 8th Circuit Affirms

MINNEAPOLIS — A Mirapex injury suit is time-barred by Nevada’s two-year statute of limitations because the plaintiff became aware of a possible connection between the Parkinson’s drug and compulsive behavior in 2007, a federal appellate court has affirmed. Ridenour v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., No. 11-2606 (8th Cir.).

On May 31, the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals further ruled that the two-year statute of limitations applies to the plaintiff’s strict liability claim.

Brian Ridenour sued Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., alleging that his ingestion of Mirapex from 2002 to 2007 caused him to engage in compulsive behaviors, including …