July 11, 2007The Zyprexa Chronicles: Multi-State Action To Come?On Monday, I spoke with the Oregon State Attorney General's Office, asking if they had undertaken any actions against Eli Lilly over Zyprexa. To date, the state is not among the eight that have filed a lawsuit against the company regarding various allegations surrounding the drug. A spokeswoman told me that the AG's office had an "open investigation" regarding Lilly and Zyprexa. I asked for more information. Yesterday, I received the following message: "We are part of the leadership states (Executive Committee) for a multi-state case concerning Eli Lilly and Zyprexa. We opened it January 4, 2007. Although Montana and a small group of other states filed a lawsuit in March by using private lawyers, we believe we have the expertise to handle the case in-house." Multi-state case is lawyer talk for a class action lawsuit by states attorneys general, a la the tobacco lawsuit of the mid-1990s. That Oregon is among the lead states tells me quite a bit, as the AG's office there can be quite aggressive. Stay tuned. Posted by Philip Dawdy at July 11, 2007 12:05 AM
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Re: As your friendly devil advocate: Could you explain why this is important? How is the tobacco suit equating to Zyprexa, an antipsychotic medication? Why would/should the average reader care? Bring it down a notch. It is a shame we must rely on private lawyers and class action lawsuits to protect us from unscrupulous psychiatrists and greedy pharmaceutical companies. Post a comment
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