JOHNSON v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE, INC.

No. B199453.

166 Cal.App.4th 1497 (2008)

KEVIN JOHNSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GLAXOSMITHKLINE, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Seven.

September 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kabateck, Brown Kellner, Brian S. Kabateck, Richard L. Kellner, Alfredo Torrijos; Khorrami Pollard & Abir, H. Scott Leviant, Shawn Khorrami, Matt C. Bailey; Milstein Adelman & Kreger, Wayne S. Kreger and Paul D. Stevens for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Drinker Biddle & Reath, William A. Hanssen; King & Spalding, Todd P. Davis, Stephen B. Devereaux and Bradley W. Pratt for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

PERLUSS, P. J.

In two published decisions the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied class certification in putative class actions brought by current and former users of the prescription drug Paxil against GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. (GSK), the drug's manufacturer, which alleged GSK had deceptively advertised Paxil as nonhabit forming. Relying upon those...

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