Legal Opinion
Amiodarone Cases
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 3, 2022No. A161023Published
1Opinion of the Court
Filed 11/3/22 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO AMIODARONE CASES. A161023, A161762 (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. JCCP004956) In the coordinated cases underlying these consolidated appeals, plaintiffs allege that they suffered serious side effects as a result of taking the prescription drug amiodarone, which their physicians prescribed for them “off-label”—that is, for uses not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Plaintiffs sued the companies that promoted, distributed, and sold…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs' Legal CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Lazar v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- Mirkin v. WassermanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Brown v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- Stevens v. Parke, Davis & Co.California Supreme Court · 1973
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