Legal fight over drug liability law

A Supreme Court ruling may reinterpret a statute that now allows consumers to sue drug makers over serious side effects. Prescription drugs sometimes cause serious side effects. A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court expected this fall could radically alter consumers' ability to seek recourse from drug makers should they suffer harm. The case, called Wyeth vs. Levine, may lead to a new interpretation of federal law, which would shield pharmaceutical companies from the most common kind of lawsuit.

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