Pennsylvania Federal Judge Strikes Experts, Awards Judgment To Supplement Maker

Mealey's (May 16, 2019, 12:03 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — Two experts cannot testify in a product liability suit that a soy-based diet supplement caused a woman to develop hypothyroidism — one because his opinions are unreliable and the other for lack of qualifications — and without the experts to prove causation, the supplement maker is entitled to summary judgment, a Pennsylvania federal judge held May 15 (Angela Loverdi, et al. v. Medifast, Inc., et al., No. 18-2196, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81739)....