Court Denies Johnson & Johnson's Bid For Summary Judgment In Wrongful Death Case

NEW YORK - A New York trial court has denied Johnson and Johnson's motion for summary judgment in a Propulsid case, ruling that there are triable issues as to whether the heartburn medicine could be linked to the death of Kristin Smith. Smith v. Johnson & Johnson Co., et al., No. 108901/01 (N.Y. Sup., N.Y. Cty.).

Kenneth Smith sued Johnson & Johnson and its Janssen Pharmaceutica subsidiary alleging that his daughter's death was caused by her ingestion of Propulsid (cisapride) for gastroesophageal reflux disease ('GERD').

Kristin Smith, who was born in 1979, was a nearly lifelong diabetic and …