Zantac (ranitidine)
MDL 2924 (federal claims dismissed); state cases continue, S.D. Fla., Judge Robin L. Rosenberg
Filings
Coordinated
Bellwethers
Settlement
Wind-down
Most claims are resolved, dismissed or closed to new filings.
- Stage
- Resolved or winding down
- Campaign window
- Closing
- Coordination
- MDL 2924 (federal claims dismissed); state cases continue
- Court
- S.D. Fla.
- Judge
- Robin L. Rosenberg
- Category
- Drugs
- Defendants
- Sanofi, GSK, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim
- Injuries
- Bladder Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
Updated . Maintained by Jacob Malherbe.
New federal cases per week
Not tracked for this tort, because its cases are not centralized in one federal court.
Jacob Score: 28
Litigation strength from 0 to 100. Last reviewed Jul 20, 2026. How it's set
- Science
- Momentum
- Campaign
- Timeline
- Verdicts
What changed
- Apr 16, 2026
Case eventA Delaware Superior Court judge threw out the remaining Delaware Zantac cases, finding plaintiffs could not meet Delaware's standard for proving cancer causation. The federal appeal was still pending. - Oct 23, 2025
Case eventThe Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument on the appeal of the federal MDL dismissal. - Jul 10, 2025
Case eventThe Delaware Supreme Court unanimously reversed a lower court ruling that had allowed plaintiffs' cancer experts in the Delaware Zantac cases, requiring stricter review of the science. - Oct 9, 2024
Case eventGSK agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion to resolve about 80,000 state court Zantac cases, about 93 percent of its state court docket, without admitting wrongdoing.
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Who typically qualifies
1+ year use · Bladder, stomach, or esophageal cancer · Pre-2020 use
From campaign criteria. Qualification depends on each firm's review.
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