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J&J Talc Problem: Federal Authorities Launch Criminal Probe

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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is facing a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice, stating that the company knew about problems with

U.S. District Judge Reduces Roundup $80M Verdict To $25M

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On July 15, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria reduced the $80M Roundup verdict to $25 million against Bayer AG owned Monsanto after finding that punitive damages component of $75 million awarded to a plaintiff was unreasonably high.…

Calif. Attorney General’s Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit Set In Motion

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A trial has commenced, against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and it's subsidiary Ethicon brought by a state attorney general and attorneys for the state of California for allegedly deceiving up to 50,000 California women and hiding…

Plaintiff Claims That Recalled Valsartan Led To Liver Cancer

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A plaintiff filed a lawsuit against generic drug makers of Valsartan in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that he was diagnosed with…

Austria To Ban Roundup Ingredient Glyphosate This Year

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Austria heads towards the ban of Monsanto’s Roundup and other glyphosate weed killers, as the growing concerns that exposure to the popular herbicide…

Case Management Conference To Review Valsartan Recall Claims

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The U.S. District Judge presiding over Valsartan litigation has scheduled a meeting on June 26, with lawyers involved in federal Valsartan recall lawsuits. During…

Purdue Pharma Faces New York Lawsuit On Opioid Epidemic

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The owners of Purdue Pharma LP faces New York lawsuit claiming that they triggered the U.S. opioid epidemic. The state judge denied the defendant's request to…

Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuits To Face Trial In April 2020

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The U.S District judge presiding in the Northern District of Georgia indicated that all federal Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits will face their first bellwether trial involving the recalled hernia mesh in April 2020. 

As…

Lawsuit Claims Zostavax Vaccine Causes Shingles

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A California woman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 14, against Merck & Co., alleging that it sold an unreasonably dangerous and ineffective shingles vaccine.

Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Against J&J's Talcum Powder

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A New Jersey woman filed a product liability lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 10, alleging that the…

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