Expert Testimony Shows Link Between Neurontin, Suicide

BOSTON - In the Neurontin product liability multidistrict litigation, a federal judge has ruled that plaintiffs' expert testimony on the issue of causation is admissible under Daubert and Federal Rule of Evidence 702. In re Neurontin Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1629 (D. Mass.).

Judge Patti B. Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled on May 5 that the experts' theory of general causation demonstrates a statistically significant association between Neurontin and suicide-related events.

Plaintiffs allege that they, or their decedents, suffered suicide-related injuries when their doctors prescribed the anti-seizure drug …