Darvocet/Darvon Case Stayed Pending JPML's Decision to Transfer to MDL

SAN FRANCISCO - A California federal judge has stayed a Darvocet/Darvon injury case pending the decision of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to transfer the case to a designated multidistrict litigation court. Freitas, et al. v. McKesson Corp., et al., No. 11-5967 (N.D. Calif.).

Chief Judge James Ware of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that a stay would best serve the interests of judicial economy and would not prejudice plaintiffs.

In August, the JPML created MDL No. 2226 to coordinate all federal cases involving Darvocet, Darvon and other medications containing Propoxyphene, and the …