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Accutane Affirmed

By James M. Beck and Mark Herrmann

Just one week after oral argument, the Eleventh Circuit has issued an unpublished per curiam opinion affirming the trial court's decision to exclude plaintiffs' expert testimony supposedly linking Accutane to inflammatory bowel disease. The key sentence in the one-page decision is this:

"We have considered the briefs, the relevant parts of the record, and the well-reasoned opinion by the district court and conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding the evidence and properly granted summary judgment."

Here's a link to what little there is.

Full post as published by Drug and Device Law on August 27, 2008 (boomark / email).