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We have frequently reported on plaintiffs’ efforts to salvage untimely claims in the Taxotere MDL. See, for example, here, here, and here. As we explained here, the basic problem for many plaintiffs—who claim that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere caused them permanent hair loss—is how the MDL master complaint defines the plaintiffs’

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Late last Friday, we learned of Hickey v. Hospira, Inc., ___ F.4th ___, 2024 WL 2513487 (5th Cir. May 24, 2024) (thanks, Dick!), becoming the first appellate decision holding that preemption applies to FDA approved prescription drugs that came on the market via the so-called “paper NDA” process.  See 21 U.S.C. §355(b)(2).  Hickey arises out of the Taxotere MDL, which has produced defense-friendly decisions in a number of areas.Continue Reading Preemption and “Paper NDAs” – Perfect Together