Order Remanding Zantac Cases Stayed Pending Reply To Defense CAFA Appeal Petition

Mealey's (January 31, 2023, 2:54 PM EST) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut federal judge on Jan. 30 temporarily stayed his Jan. 17 order remanding multiple Zantac injury cases to state court, an order in which he found that the consolidation of the cases in a state Complex Litigation Docket did not make it a “mass action” under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) because the plaintiffs were not seeking a joint trial....