In re Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation

*683MEMORANDUM

Stengel, District Judge.

This case is part of a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) involving claims of liver damage from the use of Tylenol.1 The court chose this case for the first “bell*684wether” trial.2 Plaintiff Rana Terry claims that her sister, Denice Hayes, died of acute liver failure after taking Tylenol “as directed.”3 All events relevant to this claim took place in Alabama; Ms. Terry and Ms. Hayes were Alabama residents. The decedent’s sister asserted a wrongful death claim against Johnson & Johnson and McNeil — the makers of Tylenol — on behalf of her estate.4 The defendants…