Judge Tosses Fraud, Misrepresentation Claims Against Plavix Makers



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  • Order


TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed state law fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims brought against Bristol Meyers Squibb-Co. and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc. in connection with their marketing and sale of the anti-blood clotting drug Plavix. Street v. Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co., et al., Nos. 3:07-cv-1182, 3:07-cv-1184, 3:07-cv-1188, 3:07-cv-1180 and 3:07-cv-1186 (D. N.J.).

In a Dec. 30 order, Judge Freda L. Wolfson of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey ruled that the claims, brought under Ohio state law, were inadequately pled.

In 2007, five Ohio residents sued the drug makers, alleging that they suffered …






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