Court Affirms Exclusion of Expert Who Linked Accutane and Bowel Disease

TAMPA, Fla. - A federal appeals court upheld a district court's decision to exclude general causation evidence from a plaintiffs' expert who testified that the acne drug causes inflammatory bowel disease. Rand, et al. v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Nos. 07-13883 - 07-13891 (11th Cir.).

The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued the order Aug. 26, affirming an award of summary judgment to Accutane manufacturer Hoffmann-La Roche in nine IBD cases pending in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

"We have considered the briefs, the relevant parts of the record, and the well-reasoned opinion by the district …