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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago has affirmed the grant of defendant\u2019s motion for summary judgment in the plaintiff\u2019s lawsuit that alleged that the product Testim<\/a>, which was manufactured by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals<\/a> as a topical gel containing testosterone, caused the plaintiff, Isaac Owens, to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT).<\/a><\/p>\n

The federal district court in Chicago granted Auxilium\u2019s motion to exclude Owens\u2019 sole expert witness on the issue of causation linking Testim to his medical condition.<\/p>\n

The appeals panel stated that the district court could properly exclude causation testimony from the Owens\u2019 expert, when: (1) although the expert opined that Testim had caused plaintiff\u2019s DVT, he did so under the assumption that Owens was applying the prescribed dose of the gel in the proper manner; (2) Owens conceded that he had used only half of the prescribed dosage and applied the gel in the wrong parts of his body; and (3) Owens\u2019 expert could not express an opinion regarding causation under circumstances that more accurately described Owens\u2019 use and application of Testim.<\/p>\n

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago has affirmed the grant of defendant\u2019s motion for summary judgment in the plaintiff\u2019s lawsuit that alleged that the product Testim, which was manufactured by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals as a topical gel containing testosterone, caused the plaintiff, Isaac Owens, to develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT). 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