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BMS Plavix Case Ruling Affects $72 Million Talcum verdict

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Based on the June 2017 Bristol-Myers Squibb case ruling, a Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals reversed a $72 million Talcum powder state court jury verdict, announced in favor of the plaintiff's…

3rd TRT Bellwether Trial to Begin on November 6, 2017

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The third Testosterone Replacement Therapy bellwether lawsuit is scheduled to go before the jury on November 6 with Auxilium Pharmaceuticals as the defendant for their testosterone…

Bellwether Trial Begins for Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits

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Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits are progressing as per schedule set by Chief Judge Richard L. Young. On October 23, 2017, the first bellwether went to trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern…

Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804!

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As a follow-up to our Opioids related news last month, we now have information that the JPML is out with their review decision regarding the motion filed…

Record $417 Million Talcum verdict Overturned, New trial ordered

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J&J's appeal to overrule the $417 million verdict, which was the highest talcum verdicts so far and the first on California's list of Talcum trials was granted by Judge Maren E. Nelson, on October 20, 2017, and a new trial was ordered. The…

Calif. Man Claims To Restore $75M Roundup Damages

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A Californian man who was awarded $75 million in punitive damages in a bellwether trial over Bayer AG's weedkiller Roundup, said that the verdict shouldn't have been…

COVID-19 Delays First Zofran Trial

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The first bellwether trial against GlaxoSmithKline's anti-nausea medication Zofran has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a monthly status conference,…

New Bellwether Trial Dates Selection For Stryker Hip Lawsuits

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The  U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts released an amended case management order on March 2 informing all involved in the Stryker Hip Implant

Judge Allows Expert’s Report In Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

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The U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus rejected the request made by the defendants to exclude supplemental expert reports submitted by plaintiffs over the first Bard

New Bard Ventralex ST Implant Lawsuit Filed

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C.R. Bard and Davol will have to defend yet another product liability lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri by a Missouri woman who alleges she faced adverse reactions due to the Ventralex ST…

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