Law360, New York (August 13, 2012, 10:34 PM ET) -- A Tennessee federal judge ruled Wednesday that Pfizer Inc. and other brand-name and generic makers of digestion medication Reglan cannot be held liable for injuries allegedly caused by generic versions of the product, although brand-name makers still have to contend with claims associated with the brand-name versions.
U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson granted summary judgment to brand-name companies on claims in seven lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who took metoclopramide, the generic name for Reglan, ruling they couldn't be held liable under state law for injuries...