Judge Orders 35 Twinlab Personal Injury Cases Transferred to N.Y. Federal Court

NEW YORK - A federal judge recently ordered the creation of a civil docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for 35 ephedra-related injury suits against Twinlab Corp. that have been proceeding in district courts nationwide. In re: Twinlab Corp, No. M-47 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.)

U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff's Nov. 4 order granted Twinlab's motion to transfer the cases to the new docket based on 28 U.S.C.S. § 157(b)(5), which states that personal injury cases are distinguished from all other lawsuits related to a bankruptcy. The statute also states that the district court …