With Millions At Stake, New Jersey Won't Accept Junk Science Against Pharma Companies

New Jersey judges must require plaintiffs lawyers who flock to their courts to come up with more than junk science if they want jurors to hear their arguments.

In an Aug. 1 decision regarding the acne medication Accutane, the New Jersey Supreme Court adopted the Daubert evidence standard – beating back an effort by in-state and out-of-state trial lawyers who wanted judges to ignore more than 10 years of epidemiological studies that show no link between the drug and Crohn’s disease.