In July 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance outlining when drug companies should update a generic drug’s label after the brand name drug on which the generic is based has been withdrawn...more
On May 1, 2015, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed SB80, which expressly bars liability claims against manufacturers that did not design or make the product that a plaintiff actually ingested or used. While at first...more
On August 15, 2014, the Alabama Supreme Court held for the second time in Wyeth v. Weeks, No. 1101397 (Ala. 2014) that a plaintiff who took only the generic version of the heartburn medication Reglan could nevertheless...more