Zoe Littlepage--Hormone Therapy Breast Cancer Lawsuits Can Proceed in State Courts

A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear an appeal filed by Pfizer has cleared the way for state court hormone replacement therapy breast cancer lawsuits filed by more than 100 women in Minnesota to proceed. 

By turning down the opportunity to hear the case last Tuesday, the Supreme Court let a decision by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals stand, which allowed lawsuits brought by 116 women to proceed in Minnesota state courts, instead of being transferred to federal court.

All of the lawsuits claim that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs manufactured by Wyeth and Pharmacia caused plaintiffs to develop breast cancer, and that the companies, now both owned by Pfizer, failed to warn patients and doctors of the potential side effects of hormone therapy.

Zoe Littlepage (Littlepage Booth in Dallas) has been at the forefront of this litigation.

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Funny enough most women don't know that hormone injected into the breasts does not allow for proper diagnosis of breast cancer. So you might have cancer but when the doctor checks the hormones present does not allow proper check.You are thereby at risk