California Supreme Court Refuses to Review Appeals Court Ruling that Brand-Name Drug Manufacturer Can Be Liable for Injuries the Patient Sustained while Taking Generic Version of the Drug

On January 21, 2009, the California Supreme Court decided that it would not review a remarkable California appeals court decision that a brand-name drug manufacturer could be liable for an adverse event the plaintiff suffered as a result of taking a generic version of the drug, if the physician foreseeably relied upon the brand-name drug company’s labeling. We previously reported on the First Appellate District in the Court of Appeal in the State of California decision.
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