Zantac / Ranitidine (NDMA Cancer) Statistics in Houston
~7.5 million
Houston Metro Population
~600
Est. Annual Bladder Cancer Diagnoses (Harris County)
2 years from discovery
TX SOL
Daubert (Tex. R. Evid. 702)
Expert Standard
Courts in Houston, Texas
Harris County District Court — Complex Litigation Division
201 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77002
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas — Houston Division
515 Rusk St, Houston, TX 77002
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Houston
MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Houston Methodist Cancer Center
6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Memorial Hermann Cancer Center
6400 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Liability Considerations in Houston
Zantac Litigation in Houston
Houston-area Zantac claimants benefit from proximity to MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the premier oncology institutions globally and a resource for obtaining comprehensive cancer documentation critical to litigation. Texas applies Daubert under Tex. R. Evid. 702, presenting the same type of causation expert challenges that resulted in the federal MDL dismissal. Post-MDL improvements to expert methodology and newly published epidemiological studies may overcome these challenges. Houston plaintiffs' counsel may also coordinate filing in Delaware Superior Court. The federal Zantac MDL (No. 2924, S.D. Florida) was largely dismissed in 2022 after Judge Robin Rosenberg excluded plaintiffs' causation experts under Daubert. However, the Delaware Superior Court under Judge Vivian Medinilla continues to actively hear Zantac cases and has allowed causation experts to proceed. Defendants Sanofi, Boehringer Ingelheim, GSK, and Pfizer are all actively litigating in Delaware. For most claimants, filing in Delaware Superior Court through national plaintiffs' counsel is now the primary path forward.
Documentation for Houston Zantac Claimants
Houston-area Zantac claimants should request pharmacy records from HEB pharmacy (Texas-based), CVS, and Walgreens, as well as prescription records from Harris County or surrounding county physicians. Medical records from MD Anderson, Memorial Hermann, or Houston Methodist documenting cancer staging and treatment are valuable. Texas's 2-year SOL means claimants with 2024 or later diagnoses have active filing windows; contact qualified counsel immediately.