Judge Allows Ohio Couple To Amend Paxil Wrongful Death Complaint

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A couple who claim that their infant son's death was caused by his mother's ingestion of Paxil may amend their complaint to bring Ohio Product Liability Act claims against the entities who manufactured and marketed the drug, a federal judge has ruled. Deacon v. Apotex Corp., et al., No. 3:07CV0322 (S.D. Ohio).

In a July 22 order, Judge Walter Herbert Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation that the plaintiffs be granted leave to amend the complaint and that the defendants' motion to dismiss be denied. The …