Legal Opinion
In re Accutane Litig.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided August 1, 2018No. A-25 September Term 2017; 079958PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
**346*563At issue in this appeal involving a civil mass tort action is the admissibility of scientific evidence under the New Jersey Rules of Evidence.
Plaintiffs claim that a causal connection exists between Accutane, a prescription drug used in the treatment of nodular acne, and Crohn's disease, a chronic gastrointestinal illness. Litigation in New Jersey over Accutane's side effects has spanned more than a decade. This action is a continuation in that series of litigated matters. Since those actions first commenced in New Jersey in 2005, a number of epidemiological studies have been…
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