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California Supreme Court holds that drug manufacturer cannot be held liable in negligence for failing to develop and commercialize an allegedly safer drug to replace a nondefective one on the market

August 03, 2026

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U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus brief urging California Supreme Court to reject novel tort duty to develop more quickly a safer alternative to a non-defective product

November 04, 2024

U.S. Chamber Coalition Amicus Brief

Ilana H. Eisenstein, Ben C. Fabens-Lassen, Alicia Hickock, and M. David Josefovits of DLA Piper LLP served as outside counsel.

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