Magistrate: 197 Proton Pump Kidney Injury MDL Cases Are Preempted By Michigan Law

Mealey's (September 23, 2022, 5:20 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A Michigan federal magistrate judge has recommended that the judge overseeing the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) kidney injury multidistrict litigation grant eight defendants summary judgment in 197 cases filed by Michigan residents or under Michigan law because the defendants are “immunized” by the state’s drug shield law....