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Litigation

Apr. 17, 2012

Plaintiffs sue Abbott, McKesson over drug label

More than 30 plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court against two pharmaceutical manufacturing giants, alleging the companies failed to properly warn customers about the drug Depakote.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - More than 30 plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court against two pharmaceutical giants, alleging the companies failed to warn customers that a drug they bought could cause birth defects if taken during pregnancy.


The mass-tort suit, filed April 4, claims that Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories and San Francisco-based McKesson Corp. did not adequately spe...

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