5th Circuit Affirms Taxotere Hair Loss Plaintiff’s Claim Is Time-Barred

Mealey's (June 11, 2021, 2:35 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — Citing a recent decision in a related case, the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 9 said a woman’s claim that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere caused permanent hair loss was filed beyond the statute of limitations and that the discovery rule in the contra non valentem doctrine did not save her claim....