Sally Pipes(@sallypipes):A major victory for patients: The California Supreme Court just ruled that drugmakers cannot be sued simply for failing to develop a future medicine sooner. In doing so, the court recognized that drug development is an extraordinarily complex process — not something that should be judged years later through speculative lawsuits.

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2026.08.03 22:40

A major victory for patients: The California Supreme Court just ruled that drugmakers cannot be sued simply for failing to develop a future medicine sooner. In doing so, the court recognized that drug development is an extraordinarily complex process — not something that should be judged years later through speculative lawsuits.