Fla. Federal Judge Dismisses ‘Shotgun Pleading’ in Solodyn Action, Allows Plaintiff to Amend Complaint

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida federal judge has dismissed a Solodyn hair loss lawsuit filed against Medicis Pharmaceuticals Corp., ruling that the claims were not pled with sufficient particularity.

On Nov. 24, Judge Sheri P. Chappell of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled that the complaint is a “quintessential shotgun pleading,” but she allowed the pro se plaintiff to file another amended complaint to correct the deficiencies.

Marco Dimieri ingested Solodyn to treat his acne from 2009 to 2010. He discontinued the drug after allegedly experiencing "numbing pain in the crown of his …