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Tenneco Granted Summary Judgment In an Asbestos Cancer Case
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Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. (Tenneco) was granted summary judgment by the Delaware Superior Court in an asbestos lung cancer lawsuit filed by a plaintiff as an administrator of the estate of a victim.
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Ethicon Manages To Toss Defective Pelvic Mesh Claims
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On April 17, a Philadelphia jury ruled in favor of a Johnson & Johnson unit, tossing claims made by a woman that the company's defectively designed …
Multiple Plaintiffs Win $37.3M Talc Verdict Against J&J
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A six-member New Jersey state court jury awarded $37.3 million to four plaintiffs who developed mesothelioma from inhaling asbestos allegedly present in Johnson…
FDA Orders Halt On The Sale of Vaginal Mesh Products
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On Tuesday, April 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered Boston Scientific and Coloplast to stop the sale of their pelvic mesh…
Federal Judge Approves 3M Earplugs Single Track Litigation
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U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers rejected the two-track litigation proposal, allowing all class action lawsuits and individual personal injury claims involving the 3M…
California Judge Orders Mediation For Roundup Lawsuits
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An upcoming trial date against Monsanto over its Roundup weedkiller was vacated by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria as he ordered the parties to enter into confidential…
23 States To Support Purdue's Opioid Settlement Deal
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Twenty-three states and three territories have agreed to Purdue Pharma's multibillion-dollar settlement deal over the claims that the drugmaker illegally marketed opioid…
Purdue's Bankruptcy Protection May Affect Opioid Plaintiffs
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An email was sent across on Saturday by two state attorneys general, Tennessee Republican Herbert Slatery and North Carolina Democrat Josh Stein, who are directly involved in the negotiations with the maker of OxyContin and the Sackler…
J&J's Effort To Avoid A Punitive Damages Trial Denied
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Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) effort to avoid a Risperdal punitive damages trial has been denied by Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L…
Doctors Charged For Trading Opioids For Personal Favors
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About 60 doctors, pharmacists, medical professionals, and others linked to the alleged opioid pushing were charged by federal prosecutors, according to a…
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