Proximity of Ingestion, Injury a Factor in SOL Summary Judgment Ruling

BALTIMORE - A Maryland man who suffered kidney damage shortly after ingesting a pre-colonoscopy bowel cleansing product failed to perform a diligent investigation of the possible cause of his injury and is time-barred from bringing a claim against the drug's manufacturer, a federal judge has ruled. Quillin v. C.B. Fleet Holding Company Inc., et al., No. 07-503 (D. Md.).

Judge Catherine C. Blake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Oct. 11 that because the plaintiff failed to launch even a minimal inquiry into his injury, which occurred just one day after he ingested the bowel-cleansing …