O'Neill v. Showa Denko K.K.

Patton, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Margaret O’Neill and twenty-four other persons filed products liability claims against defendants Showa Denko K.K. (“SDKK”), its American subsidiary Showa Denko America (“SDA”), Reveo Discount Drug Centers and Reveo D.S., Inc. (“Reveo”). The complaint alleged SDKK negligently manufactured a vitamin supplement known as L-tryptophan. The plaintiffs each alleged L-tryptophan caused them to suffer eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (“EMS”), a debilitating and sometimes deadly disease. The complaint alleged SDKK manufactured Ltryptophan in raw form at its facilities in…