Attorney General Frosh Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Preserve States’ Ability to Sue Pharmaceutical Manufacturers that Mislead Consumers

BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today joined a bipartisan group of 23 attorneys general in urging the Supreme Court to uphold states’ ability to sue pharmaceutical manufacturers when they mislead consumers about the potential side effects of their products. In an amicus brief filed today in the United States Supreme Court, Attorney General Frosh and his counterparts argue that Merck, a pharmaceutical company, can be held liable under state law for misleading and misrepresenting the side effects of their drug Fosamax®.

“When patients suffer medical consequences as a result of a pharmaceutical company's failure to warn patients of certain risks, the company should be held responsible,” said Attorney General Frosh. “States have the right to protect their residents and demand accountability from pharmaceutical manufacturers, especially when consumers are harmed by their actions, or in this case, inaction.”

Read more in the full press release:http://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/press/2018/112118.pdf