5th Circuit: Knowledge Of Taxotere Hair Loss Risk Precludes Causation

Mealey's (July 14, 2021, 7:27 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 1 affirmed dismissal of a Taxotere permanent hair loss appeal, concluding that because the plaintiff and her doctor were aware of the risk, the drug maker’s alleged failure to warn cannot be the proximate cause of the injury....