Judge Stays Calif. Plaintiffs' Motions to Remand Pending Transfer to MDL

SAN DIEGO - A federal judge recently ordered that California plaintiffs seeking to remand their Rezulin-related products liability cases will have to wait for the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's (JPML) decision as to whether the cases will be transferred to the federal MDL before the motions can be considered. Teresa Michael, et al., v. Warner-Lambert Co., et al., No. 03-CV-1978 (S.D. Calif.).

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw's Nov. 20 decision stated that staying the proceedings would not prejudice or result in any undue hardship for the plaintiffs, and waiting for the JPML's decision before ruling on the motions would …