Latest Mass Tort News and Updates

The U.S FDA scheduled a joint meeting on August 3 of its Drug Safety and Risk Management and Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products advisory committees to discuss the outcome of the recent evaluations of risk evaluation and mitigation…

The State's Highest Court decided that New Jersey judges must follow "Daubert"  standards instead of federal standards for expert witness testimony. This decision will apply while determining the authenticity of the opinions for juries…

Plaintiffs involved in the Linear Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents (GBCA) lawsuits filed a petition on July 31 in the U.S. Judicial Panel requesting for a…

A master settlement agreement has been finalized by the parties involved in the Androderm litigation against Actavis. According to the Docket Entry posted on July 26, the Court has announced that the first Androderm bellwether trial…

As concerns over Bayer's birth control implant Essure build up, a new investigative report by CNN reveals Bayer influenced doctors by paying about $2.5 million, to…

A New York jury favored a plaintiff in his claims that exposure to asbestos in gaskets made by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company caused him mesothelioma…

According to a recent case management order, general causation expert witness and Daubert proceedings have been scheduled for June 2019 concerning J&J's …

Risperdal manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson's unit, requested a Pennsylvania appeals court to discard a $2.5 million verdict against them. J&J asserted that the…

A $35 million verdict linked to Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon pelvic mesh injury lawsuit by a plaintiff was altered by an Indiana federal Judge. The Jury announced that the woman must accept a $15 million reduction, to avoid a new…

Another product liability lawsuit will join the centralized Roundup lawsuits under MDL No. 2741: Roundup Products Liability Litigation. The plaintiff, a…