Case Information

A class action lawsuit called In re: Valsartan, Losartan, and Irbesartan Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 1:19-md-02875-RBK-SAK (the “Lawsuit”) is currently pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (“the Court”). The lawsuit alleges that Defendants (a complete list of these Defendants is available at here) violated state laws by manufacturing, distributing, selling and/or dispensing Valsartan or VCDs that contained impurities in the form of nitrosamines, N-nitrosodimethylamine (“NDMA”) and N-nitrosodiethylamine (“NDEA”). The Defendants have denied any wrongdoing and asserted various legal and factual defenses to the claims asserted on behalf of the Classes.

No money or benefits are available now because the Court has not yet decided whether Defendants did anything wrong, and the two sides have not settled the case. There is no guarantee that money or benefits will ever be obtained. For more information on the current status of the case, click here. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey approved notice for this case, including this website.  To view the Court’s website for this case, click here.

Who Is a Class Member?

Consumer Economic Loss Class

Medical Monitoring Class

All individuals in the United States and its territories and possessions who, since at least January 1, 2012 through the date of final recall as of November 10, 2021, paid any amount of money for a valsartan-containing drug (intended for personal or household use) that was manufactured, distributed, or sold by any Defendant. Click here for additional information about this class.

Individuals residing in the United States and its territories and possessions (except Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and North Dakota) who consumed a sufficiently high Lifetime Cumulative Threshold of NDMA, NDEA, or other nitrosamine, in generic valsartan-containing drugs manufactured by or for Defendants, at least since January 1, 2012. Click here for additional information about this class.

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