Law360 (November 28, 2007, 12:00 AM EST) -- A magistrate judge overseeing multidistrict litigation surrounding Mirapex has paved the way for plaintiffs in several states to seek punitive damages against the drug's makers, approving a motion this week to amend the complaints of some who sought to add the claim.
But his order was not good news for every plaintiff in the first of the fifteen cases to be tried over the controversial restless leg drug, with U.S. Magistrate Judge Franklin L. Noel ruling that the laws of each consumer's home state should apply,...
Judge OKs Punitive Damages Claims In Mirapex Suits
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