GSK Paxil Suit Transferred From Minn. To NJ

By Shannon Henson

Law360, New York (September 01, 2010, 2:41 PM ET) -- A federal judge has transferred a proposed class action accusing GlaxoSmithKline PLC of misrepresenting the safety and efficacy of its antidepressant treatment Paxil from Minnesota to New Jersey, saying the case “bears little to no connection with Minnesota.”

Judge Ann D. Montgomery of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota ruled Tuesday that New Jersey has an interest in providing a forum for the case brought on behalf of federal, state and local government entities by plaintiffs that include the North Jersey Municipal Employee...
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