The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that generic drug manufacturers could not be sued by patients who claim that drugs they took were defectively designed. The decision is a significant victory for the generic drug industry, but further narrows the recourse for people who are injured by such drugs.
The 5-to-4 decision overturned the verdict of a New Hampshire jury, which in 2010 awarded $21 million to a woman who developed a debilitating skin disease after taking a generic version of the pain medication sulindac. Read the full story.