Robert J. Herrington of Greenberg Traurig and Robyn E. Bladow of Kirkland & Ellis have stepped in as defense counsel to Rite Aid and GlaxoSmithKline in a pending consumer class action regarding the defendants' over-the-counter decongestant products containing phenylephrine. The case, filed Sept. 9 in California Eastern District Court by Singleton Schreiber LLP, is part of a string of lawsuits following an FDA advisory announcement that phenylephrine lacks efficacy for treating nasal congestion. The court action also takes aim at Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Walgreens and others. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, is 2:23-cv-01965, Pack et al v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. et al.
Retail & Consumer Goods
October 30, 2023, 1:17 PM