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“While I offer no opinion as to whether Judge Roberts harbors any actual bias in favor of pharmaceutical companies, specifically including GSK, there are many reasons why Judge Roberts’ ability to rule impartially in this case may reasonably be questioned,” Stengel wrote.

July 05, 2024 at 02:36 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • Plaintiffs in Philadelphia’s Zantac mass tort are asking the judge overseeing the litigation to recuse himself.
  • The motion is based on the judge’s wife’s role as partner at a firm that represents a key defendant in the case.
  • The judge and his wife did not respond to requests for comment.

The plaintiffs in Philadelphia’s mass tort over the antacid Zantac are asking the supervising coordinating judge to recuse himself from the case.

The plaintiffs contend that Judge Joshua Roberts of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has ties to a key drugmaker defendant through his wife’s position at an Am Law 200 law firm representing the company in the national litigation.

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