In Philadelphia, Common Pleas Judge Norman Ackerman “has begun tossing out lawsuits by people who said they suffered strokes after taking Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine, saying the claims should be dealt with in other states. … ‘Most of those cases, like this one, involve out-of-state plaintiffs who chose to file (in Philadelphia) for no apparent reason other than the fact that their attorneys have their offices here,’ Ackerman wrote in the case of Larry Hunter, of Seattle.” (Another apparent reason might be the city’s famously generous juries.) For background on suits blaming phenylpropanolamine (PPA) for strokes, see Apr. 6-8, 2001. (“Alka-Seltzer Suit Thrown Out”, WPVI.com, Oct. 1). More: May 1, 2004, Jan. 21, 2006 (further setbacks to litigation)
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In Philadelphia, Common Pleas Judge Norman Ackerman “has begun tossing out lawsuits by people who said they suffered strokes after taking Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine, saying the claims should be dealt with in other states. … ‘Most of those cases, like this one, involve out-of-state plaintiffs who chose to file (in Philadelphia) for no apparent […]
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