The hearings are expected to address whether to dismiss about 1,300 Zantac lawsuits in the multidistrict litigation, and potentially 70,000 more claims registered with the court. U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg, in Florida's Southern District, ordered “our next generation of lawyers” to make the arguments.
June 03, 2021 at 02:37 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Daily Business Review
A South Florida federal judge began two full days of hearings Thursday on whether to dismiss all the lawsuits alleging the heartburn medication Zantac causes a host of cancers.
The hearings, to be held via Zoom beginning Thursday and Friday, with a possible third day on Monday, could determine the future of 1,300 Zantac lawsuits, and potentially 70,000 more claims now registered with the court.
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