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District Judge Bill Wilson Jr.

’s order does not prevent the more than 2,000 personal-injury suits filed against the manufacturers of Some of those personal-injury cases include as many as 50 women.

The class-certification hearing began in Wilson’s courtroom in Little Rock on June 1 and last convened June 24.

It is one of several pretrial motions he is handling for hormone-replacement drug cases nationwide.

In the suit denied class status, former J.-based manufacturer, falsely advertised the benefits of the drug and failed to communicate its risks.

During the hearing, Wyeth’s attorneys called on two medical experts who testified that the Women’s Health Initiative study’s findings were more limited than at first reported in 2002 and that they would still prescribe the drug.

The hearing did not intend to determine the merits of the study or the claims of women who’ve used Prempr...

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