U.S. High Court Lets Stand Ruling Blocking Res Judicata Bar Of State’s Plavix Case

Mealey's (January 19, 2021, 5:52 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 11 denied a petition by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMS) and Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC to decide whether New Mexico’s state court consumer lawsuit involving Plavix is barred by the dismissal of a federal qui tam Plavix lawsuit on grounds other than the merits of the claim....