More Than 9,600 Join Suboxone Lawsuit Over Tooth Decay in MDL Filing
Suboxone lawsuit bundled complaint filed just before two-year anniversary of FDA label warning linking the film strips to tooth decay risks.
Suboxone lawsuit bundled complaint filed just before two-year anniversary of FDA label warning linking the film strips to tooth decay risks.
Lawyers will take certain actions that benefit all plaintiffs pursuing Suboxone dental decay lawsuits in the MDL, which is soon expected to include thousands of claims brought by individuals nationwide.
Separating the litigation to prioritize discovery into the link between Suboxone and tooth decay risks will unnecessarily delay claims for years, plaintiffs attorneys argue
Two-year anniversary of a tooth decay warning label update is June 17, which may be a Suboxone lawsuit filing deadline for individuals from certain states.
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Under the drug maker's proposal, plaintiffs would have to first establish that Suboxone film strips cause tooth decay and dental erosion, before any case-specific discovery begins in the recently established Suboxone MDL.
Although plaintiffs' lawyers have proposed a tolling agreement to avoid flooding the court with tooth decay lawsuits over the next two months, the drug maker has refused to extend any Suboxone statute of limitations deadlines.
The complaint will be centralized with a growing number of other Suboxone dental erosion lawsuits in the Northern District of Ohio, as part of a federal MDL or multidistrict litigation.
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