OTC Cold Medicine MDL Judge Won’t Reconsider Dismissal Of Lanham Act Claims

( December 18, 2024, 8:51 AM EST) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A pharmacy’s argument “misses the mark” in contending that its Lanham Act claim should be reinstated because the claim was not in the initial streamlined complaint filed in multidistrict litigation stemming from allegations that over-the-counter cough and cold medications containing the active ingredient phenylephrine (PE) are ineffective at relieving nasal congestion, the judge overseeing the MDL said....