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LivaNova To Settle 75% of 3T Heater-Cooler Litigation

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LivaNova PLC, leading medical technology provider declared to settle close to 75% of litigation in the U.S. linked to the company's 3T heater-cooler…

Upcoming Roundup Trial Postponed: Bayer

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On Sunday, Bayer said in a statement, the upcoming trial date October 15, 2019, for Winston v. Monsanto in St. Louis City has been postponed with a court status conference in February 2020.

The Winston lawsuit, involving 14…

Pa. Judge Tosses Essure Birth Control Suits As Time-barred

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U.S. District Judge John Padova dismissed numerous claims brought by plaintiffs who sued Bayer over Essure birth control device's complications finding that the…

FDA Updates REMS For Close Monitoring of Fentanyl Overdoses

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared that the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) medications was updated on March 27, in view of implementing a new…

Monsanto Faces Third Roundup Trial A Day After $80M Verdict

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A day after a California jury awarded $80 million to a man suffering from cancer due to Roundup use, an Oakland jury heard opening statements for a married couple's claim filed against Monsanto that the weed killer caused them non-…

Ethicon Physiomesh Bellwether Trial Pushed to June 22, 2020

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U.S. District Judge Richard Story, presiding over all federal Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits, in the Northern District of Georgia, recently announced an almost two-month delay for the beginning of the first Ethicon Physiomesh Trial. 

J&J Settles Ohio County Opioid Crisis Lawsuits for Over $20M

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To settle the ongoing legal battle over the opioid overdose crisis, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced a $20.4 million deal with Cuyahoga and Summit counties…

J&J Settles Three Asbestos-in-Talc Cases; Wins Another in NJ

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On Wednesday, March 27, in three separate trials held in Oklahoma, Los Angeles and New York, J&J confidentially settled three women's lawsuits which blamed asbestos-in-…

Websites Warned to Stop Illegal Sales of Opioids by FDA, DEA

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Four online networks, operating a total of 10 websites, have come under the radar of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who have jointly issued warning letters to each network…

Plaintiff Awarded $80M in The First Roundup Bellwether Trial

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A California man was awarded $80 million in damages in the first federal trial against Monsanto, as the jury found that glyphosate exposure from Roundup

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