US pharmaceutical major Wyeth says that the judge in the Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota has granted the firm's motion for summary judgment on all claims and dismissed the case of Patricia Zandi versus Wyeth, which was scheduled for trial on January 28, 2008. In rulings on the admissibility of plaintiff's expert testimony and on the motion for summary judgment, the court found that the plaintiff had not offered any scientifically valid evidence to support her claim that she developed breast cancer as a result of her use of the hormone replacement agents Premarina and Premproa.
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