Judge: More Info Needed to Apply Texas Law to Mass. Humira Claim

WORCESTER, Mass. - A trial judge has asked the parties for information about where a Massachusetts-based company made decisions regarding the packaging and design of the prescription drug Humira so that the court can decide whether a suit filed by a Texas resident allegedly injured by the drug is precluded under Texas law. Murthy v. Abbott Bioresearch Center Inc., No. 080328 (Mass. Super. Ct., Worcester Cty.).

In a Jan. 13 order, Judge James R. Lemire of the Worcester County Superior Court requested additional discovery on the choice of law issue, claiming that the corporate decision-making process - not just the …