Legal Opinion
Williams v. Purdue Pharma Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 31, 2003No. CIV.A.02-0556(RMC)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COLLYER, District Judge.
The question raised by this lawsuit is whether patients who were prescribed a drug for pain, and who personally suffered no ill effects or lack of efficacy, can sue for money damages under D.C. law as consumers injured by the drug manufacturers’ allegedly-fraudulent advertising claims. Finding that the answer is no, the Court will grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss.
This is a class action based on the District of Columbia Consumer Protection Procedures Act (“CPPA”), D.C.Code § § 28-3901 et seq., to obtain a refund of all monies paid by plaintiffs…
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