Summary Judgment Denied In 1st Tylenol Bellwether Case By Pennsylvania MDL Judge

(November 17, 2015, 2:20 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the Tylenol liver injury multidistrict litigation on Nov. 13 denied summary judgment in the first bellwether case on the issues of federal preemption, unconstitutional punitive damages, failure-to-warn, design defect and statute of limitations on a state wrongful death statute (In Re: Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 13-2436, No. 13-md-2436, Rana Terry, et al. v. McNeil-PPC, Inc., et al., No. 12-7263, E.D. Pa.; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153970; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153969; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153973; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153972; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 153971)....