Court OKs Ephedra Indemnification Claim Against Dismissed Defendants

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A judge has permitted a company that was sued in an ephedra personal injury action to pursue its third-party indemnification claim against two co-defendants that have been dismissed from the case on statute of limitations grounds. Spicer v. New Image International Inc., et al., No. 04-2184 (D. Kan.).

Judge Kathryn H. Vratil's Jan. 4 decision out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas rejected New Image International Inc.'s third-party contribution claim against the co-defendants, but preserved the indemnification cause of action because the allegations were sufficient to state a claim arising from the …