November 15, 2017
An Illinois federal judge blocked autism-related claims Wednesday from an upcoming trial over whether Abbott Laboratories' epilepsy drug Depakote caused birth defects, saying such claims weren't supported in expert testimony.
April 06, 2017
An Illinois federal judge tapped retired state Judge Daniel J. Stack as special master Wednesday in an upcoming trial in multidistrict litigation over birth defects allegedly caused by Abbott Laboratories' anticonvulsant Depakote, after neither party objected.
March 06, 2017
A trial in litigation over birth defects allegedly caused by Abbott Laboratories' anticonvulsant Depakote has been shelved yet again, an Illinois federal judge announced Friday, saying an expert witness's health is too poor to permit participation.
May 27, 2016
Abbott Laboratories filed a motion Thursday seeking to exclude expert evidence from a mid-June bellwether trial over Depakote-related birth defects, saying a doctor's opinions that exposure to the anti-convulsant drug caused a child's cognitive problems and behavioral problems are not admissible.