Judge Opens Door to Case Against General Electric’s Omniscan

In a key ruling covering hundreds of lawsuits against General Electric's health care unit, a federal judge has given plaintiffs' lawyers wide latitude to present evidence and expert testimony that GE's Omniscan imaging drug caused a crippling disease in MRI patients.

The 58-page opinion by District Judge Dan Polster in Cleveland comes as the first cases head for possible trials and represents a setback for GE by making it easier for plaintiffs to present their positions and harder for the company to make its case before a jury.

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