IN RE ACCUTANE LITIGATION

A-26/27 September Term 2017 079933.

194 A.3d 503 (2018)

235 N.J. 229

IN RE: ACCUTANE LITIGATION.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided October 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Schmidt (Covington & Burling) of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Edward J. Dauber (Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker) argued the cause for appellants/cross-respondents Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Roche Laboratories Inc. (Gibbons, Dughi Hewit & Domalewski, and Covington & Burling, attorneys; Natalie H. Mantell , Newark, Russell L. Hewit , Cranford, Paul W. Schmidt, and Michael X. Imbroscio (Covington & Burling) of the District of Columbia bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel and on the briefs).

Bruce D. Greenberg and David R. Buchanan argued the cause for respondents/cross-appellants Angelo Annuzzi, et al. (Lite DePalma Greenberg, Seeger Weiss, Weitz & Luxenberg, and Beggs & Lane, attorneys; Bruce D. Greenberg , Newark, David R. Buchanan , Peter Samberg , and Mary Jane Bass (Beggs & Lane) of the Florida bar, admitted pro hac vice, on the briefs).

Edward J. Fanning, Jr. argued the cause for amicus curiae HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (McCarter & English, and Reed Smith, attorneys; Edward J. Fanning, Jr. , David R. Kott , Newark, Gary R. Tulp , Daniel K. Winters , and Philip W. Danziger , on the brief).

Adam M. Slater argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Association for Justice (Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, attorneys; Adam M. Slater, Roseland, of counsel and on the brief).


This appeal arises from 532 product-liability claims filed against defendants Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. and Roche Laboratories Inc. (collectively Roche), corporations with their principal places of business in New Jersey. Roche developed, manufactured, marketed, and labeled Accutane, a prescription...

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