A Depakote birth defect suit settled during jury deliberations in federal court in Missouri, according to a June 6 court filing (B.F. v. Abbott Labs., Inc., E.D. Mo., 12-01760, minutes of civil trial 6/6/16).
Beth and Thomas Forbes sued Abbott Laboratories Inc. alleging Beth’s use of Depakote during pregnancy caused their son to be born with spina bifida, an incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord.
Judge Charles A. Shaw of the the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri previously said the plaintiffs could pursue warning claims even though the ...
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