In Re Zicam Cold Remedy Marketing, Sales Practices, & Products Liability Litigation

ORDER

FREDERICK J. MARTONE, District Judge.

We have before , us defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of general causation (doc. 1374), plaintiffs’ response (doc. 1412), and defendants’ reply (doc. 1426). 1

I. MDL Background

Plaintiffs allege that their use of Zicam Cold Remedy Intranasal Gel Spray or Swabs caused them to lose their sense of smell. For a description of the Zicam intranasal products, see our Order on Defendants’ Motion to Exclude Plaintiffs’ Causation Experts (“Daubert Order”) at 2-3 (doc. 1360).

Defendants moved to exclude the opinions of four of plaintiffs’…