District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania March 24, 2011, Civil Action 10-6956 (Slater v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc.)

MEMORANDUM

DuBOIS, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is a product liability action arising out of plaintiff Daniel B. Slater’s use of Accutane, an acne treatment drug which, according to plaintiff, led to his development of colitis and ulcerative colitis. Plaintiff avers that defendants Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. and Roche Laboratories, Inc.