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Motion Filed For 3M Lawsuit To Track Separate Class Action

Categories: General

According to a motion filed on May 3, Judge Rodgers urged to establish a separate track for pretrial proceedings involving 3M Earplug class action claims filed…

Recall of Teva Losartan Tablets Announced by FDA

Categories: FDA Related

The FDA has announced recall of Teva Losartan Tablets on April 27, 2019, due to the presence of cancer-causing Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA) in at least six lots of active pharmaceutical ingredient manufactured by Hetero…

Case Management Conference Held for Talcum Powder Lawsuit

Categories: General

Ahead of the case management conference held on April 29, 2019, the parties involved in the talcum powder litigation submitted a joint report outlining the status of the litigation, along with the agenda for topics to be addressed in…

Jury Awards Covil Corp Worker's Family $32.7M

Categories: Verdicts

In one of the state’s largest mesothelioma verdicts, a North Carolina jury awarded the estate of an erstwhile worker $32.7 million following a five-day trial in October. Recently, the defendant’s appeal to overturn the verdict was…

Roundup's Primary Glyphosate Safe To Use Assures EPA

Categories: General

EPA recently announced over the usage of Glyphosate that it doesn't cause cancer.

According to the review, glyphosate is the most-used herbicide in the U.S and meets the standard in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,…

3M Earplug Lawyers Summon On “Science & Technology Day”

Categories: General

According to an April 23rd Case Management Order, for all federally-filed 3M Earplug lawsuits, a "Science & Technology Day" has been scheduled for June 18…

Court Orders Valsartan Defendants To Submit Primary Findings

Categories: General

According to a court order dated April 29, valsartan recall defendants should submit their findings outlined in the order by June 17, 2019. The core discovery will…

Bayer Ready To Intervene In Roundup Lawsuit

Categories: General

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria stated that Bayer and a plaintiff has been ordered to go into confidential mediation in a Roundup lawsuit. The…

The German Government Initiates Steps To Ban Glyphosate

Categories: General

Germany is all set to eliminate the use of glyphosate, one of the main ingredients of Roundup weedkiller, within the next few years. The chemical was recently…

Bowling Alley Owner’s Family Wins $4.4M in Asbestos Suit

Categories: Settlements

On April 19, a Los Angeles County jury awarded $4.4 million to the family of a former bowling alley owner on finding that asbestos supplier Honeywell…