Law360, New York (August 15, 2012, 4:07 PM ET) -- The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday put the brakes on a lawsuit accusing a vaccine maker now owned by Pfizer Inc. of causing cancer with a sloppily made polio shot, ruling the suit was barred by collateral estoppel because a federal court had nixed a similar complaint from the plaintiff.
The state high court reversed a decision reinstating the product liability suit filed by vaccine recipient Jamie Gannon against American Home Products Inc. and several related companies. The proper analytical framework for testing the collateral...
Pfizer Vaccine Decision In Federal Court Bars NJ Suit, Court Says
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