3rd Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Claims In Liver Toxicity Death

Mealey's (November 4, 2019, 7:20 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A physician appropriately treated a health organization employee’s latent tuberculosis, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Oct. 24, holding that the physician and organization could not be held liable for the employee’s death from liver toxicity induced by the drug prescribed (Brandi Booker, et al. v. United States, No. 18-2759, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 31856)....