Judge Bars Economics Expert In Avandia Third-Party Payer’s Bid For Class Action

( October 30, 2024, 11:31 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing the Avandia multidistrict litigation agreed with GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) that an economic expert retained by third-party payers who bought the diabetes pill and are seeking class certification cannot testify under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc....