California Supreme Court Finds Negligence Claim Not Viable In Safer HIV Drug Cases

( August 6, 2026, 12:55 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A divided California Supreme Court reversed a lower court and directed entry of summary judgment for Gilead Sciences Inc., rejecting claims that a duty of care is owed to consumers who allege that they suffered injuries to their kidneys, bones and teeth while the company withheld a safer alternative to a concededly nondefective drug used in the treatment of HIV....