Accutane Case Before 11th Circuit Centers on Expert Witness
Three trials over an alleged link between the acne drug Accutane and serious gastrointestinal problems have resulted in verdicts of more than $20 million in state courts in New Jersey and Florida. But at oral argument Tuesday at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, it looked as though plaintiffs proceeding in federal court may have a much harder time. The fight was over an expert witness who contends the drug causes inflammatory bowel disease.
