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Philly. Jury Awards $33M Over IVC Filter Injury
In one of its first cases over inferior vena cava or IVC filters, a Philadelphia jury awarded more than $33 million to a woman who was injured by a defectively designed blood filter.
According to the court filings, the plaintiff,…
Phil. Jury Hears Arguments For Risperdal Breast Growth Case
A Risperdal lawsuit involving claims filed by a 23-year-old man against Janssen Pharmaceutica is currently underway in Philadelphia Court. This is the first case…
J&J's Baby Powder Off-The-Shelf Over Asbestos Problem
Johnson & Johnson' s (J&J) Baby Powder is removed by several major pharmacy chains, following the recall announcement made by the manufacturer last week, after FDA tests confirmed the presence of chrysotile…
Monsanto's Bid To Block Evidence From Roundup Trials Denied
On Monday, January 28, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California denied Monsanto's bid to exclude vital evidence from an upcoming bellwether trial linked to Roundup's carcinogenic nature.
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False Misrepresentation Claim For Greenfield Filter Tossed
In an order issued on January 23, 2019, Chief Judge David C. Nye of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho dismissed a fraudulent misrepresentation claim filed by a plaintiff against Boston Scientific Corporation,…
CDC Warns About Gastroschisis Risk Linked To Opioid Use
According to a study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 18 in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), there exists a possible link between…
Ethicon Physiomesh Bellwether Trial Schedule Released
In an Amended Practice and Procedure Order issued on January 17, 2019, Judge Richard Story announced a scheduling order for the preparation of cases for the first Ethicon…
Bayer Files Motion to Bifurcate An Upcoming Roundup Trial
On January 15, Bayer asked California Superior Judge Winifred Smith to split an upcoming Roundup trial involving claims filed by a couple linked to Roundup's…
New Order Issued For 3M Earplug Lawsuit
The adoption of Master Complaint and Short Form Complaint over all federal 3M Combat Arms earplug lawsuits, filed by the veterans alleging hearing loss and tinnitus…
Glyphosate Will Soon Be Banned In Thailand
On Tuesday, Thailand's National Hazardous Substances Committee approved a ban on three highly controversial pesticides: glyphosate, paraquat, and chlorpyrifos, which will be effective from December 1, 2019.
The ban is the result…