IN RE DIET DRUG LITIGATION


895 A.2d 493 (2005)

384 N.J. Super. 546

In re DIET DRUG LITIGATION. Frankie A. Brigman, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Sarah Ann Gibson, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Pamela L. Graber-Keith, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Lea M. Morrison, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Elizabeth W. Ward, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Sheila M. Allen, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Inez E. Bryant, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Naida T. Caterina, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Marolyn J. Efird, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Patricia Gauthier, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Linda A. Segal, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Marion F. Sholar, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant. Shirley A. White, Plaintiff, v. Wyeth, Inc., Defendant.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County.

April 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy M. Carter, Houston, TX, for plaintiffs Frankie A. Brigman, Sarah Ann Gibson, Pamela L. Graber-Keith, Lea M. Morrison, Elizabeth W. Ward, Sheila M. Allen, Inez E. Bryant, Naida T. Caterina, Marolyn J. Efird, Patricia Gauthier, Linda A. Segal, Marion F. Sholar, and Shirley A. White (William Bailey Law Firm, attorneys).

Connie A. Matteo, (Porzio, Bromberg, Newman, attorneys), Morristown, and Anand Agneshwar, (Arnold & Porter, attorneys), for defendant.


WALSH, J.S.C.

Pondimin® and Redux™ are two prescription diet drugs manufactured by defendant, Wyeth (formerly known as American Home Products Corporation). Both drugs were approved by the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of obesity.1 Both Pondimin® and Redux™ are anoretics, causing a decrease in one's appetite. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 90 (25th

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