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Stomach Cancer Case Filed Linked To Nexium and Prilosec Use
According to a recent complaint filed on January 17, 2019, by a Louisiana man in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Procter & Gamble failed to provide an adequate warning regarding…
Govt. Shutdown A Threat To Drug & Device Approval Process
The government shutdown in the U.S. which started on December 22, 2018, has largely affected the drug and medical device approval process due to a shortage of staff at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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A Celexa & Lexapro Case Revived By The 1st Court of Appeals
On January 30, 2019, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston revived a lawsuit filed against Allergan PLC's Forest Laboratories with claims that the company illegally promoted the effectiveness of their antidepressants for children…
Sri Lanka Ceases J&J Baby Powder Imports Until Asbestos Test
Two government officials and Johnson & Johnson's local distributor in Sri Lanka told the country has stopped importing J&J's Baby Powder until the company proves its product is free from carcinogenic…
Key Attorneys Might Get $366 M in Boston Pelvic Mesh MDL
In a pretrial order, U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Goodwin announced that attorneys representing thousands of plaintiffs in the pelvic mesh…
Ethicon Pelvic Mesh Trial Concludes With $41 Million Verdict
On Thursday, January 31, a Philadelphia jury ordered Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary to pay $41 million to the plaintiff in a product liability lawsuit involving Gynemesh, Prolift, and TVT-O meshes.
The…
Taxotere Hair Loss Litigation Size Growing
On January 23, 2019, plaintiffs and defendants involved in the Taxotere hair loss multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2740; In Re: Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products…
Taxotere Lawsuit: Plaintiff Asks For A New Trial
A plaintiff in the first Taxotere lawsuit to go before a jury, has asked the Louisiana federal court for a new trial, which went in favor of the defendants last month.…
Opioid Bellwether Trial Delayed by Federal Judge
According to a recent order issued by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster, claims filed by four Northeast Ohio governments against opioid makers have been pushed back…
Missouri Supreme Court Stays A Multi Plaintiff Talc Trial
Another product liability lawsuit will join the centralized Roundup lawsuits under MDL No. 2741: Roundup Products Liability Litigation. The plaintiff, a…