California Federal Court Holds onto Purported Class to Dismiss It Under the PREP Act

Litigation attorney Eric Alexander published a blog on Drug & Device Law covering a federal court case that involved the drug remdesivir. In the case in California federal district court, the plaintiffs filed a nationwide class action asserting consumer protection claims on behalf of people allegedly injured by the use of remdesivir. The court turned to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 (PREP Act) to analyze the claims and determine whether they were covered by immunity afforded under the law. In this article, Mr. Alexander summarizes the court's decision and its reasoning.

READ: California Federal Court Holds onto Purported Class to Dismiss It Under the PREP Act