Plaintiffs' Expert Testimony on General Causation Excluded in Non-Fusarium Eye-Infection Contact-Lens Case Against Bausch & Lomb

Article in AmLaw Litigation Daily -- Shook Hardy Wins Junk Science Dismissal for Bausch & Lomb, by Ben Hallman.  Here's an excerpt:

In 2006 Bausch & Lomb yanked its ReNu Moisture Lock contact lens solution from store shelves following a Centers for Disease Control study that showed an association between the product and eye infections. The problem related to a specific kind of fungus called fusarium. Left untreated, a fusarium infection causes all sorts of nasty eye problems, including cornea scarring, which requires surgery. Over the last few years, Bausch & Lomb has settled about 400 fusarium claims. The company also faced claims from contact wearers who have gotten non-fusarium infections. On Wednesday, New York state court judge Shirely Kornreich threw out the case, ruling that plaintiffs had failed to present any compelling evidence that linked eye infections of other varieties to the Bausch & Lomb product.

And here's a link to the opinion by Justice Kornreich of the New York Supreme Court, New York County.

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