Mealey's (June 21, 2022, 2:38 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A special master in the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) multidistrict litigation on June 17 recommended that the court authorize her to ask the Food and Drug Administration chief counsel if a former FDA employee would violate a federal conflict-of-interest law by testifying as an expert in a bellwether case....