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Judge Denies Separate Settlement Counsel In Roundup Lawsuits

Categories: General

On April 27, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, presiding over all federal Monsanto Roundup lawsuits, rejected a motion seeking to have an attorney appointed as interim…

FDA Lifts Amputation Risk Boxed Warning From Canagliflozin

Categories: Verdicts

On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a report

Roundup Deal: Plaintiffs Raise Concerns; Judge Casts Doubt

Categories: Verdicts

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, overseeing the Roundup multidistrict litigation docket, indicated that he might lift the stay on litigation after hearing concerns…

Zantac Lawsuits: “In Extremis” Depositions Protocol Outlined

Categories: Verdicts

Last week, U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, overseeing the federal multidistrict Zantac litigation, issued a…

Gilead Takes Over Federal Authorities For HIV Drug Patents

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Manufacturers of HIV drug Truvada, Gilead Sciences, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, alleging that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) violated a contract, governing the collaboration on HIV drug, between the…

Remote Depositions To Help Earplugs Lawsuits Move Forward

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The U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers, presiding over all federal military 3M combat earplugs lawsuits, issued a case management order, last week, asking parties involved in…

Talcum Powder Lawsuit Remanded Back To State Court

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The Missouri Court remanded a Talcum Powder lawsuit filed by 22 plaintiffs back to the state court after the federal court found that removal was not timely.…

FDA To Revise “intended use” Regulations In March 2018

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The FDA is proposing to delay the effective date of the amendments to the existing medical product “intended use” regulations to allow further consideration of the substantive issues raised in the comments received. As per the Federal Register of…

J&J Ethicon’s Gynecare TVT off the Australian TGA Register

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A recent report stated that J&J’s Ethicon, Inc. has failed to meet a regulatory deadline set forth by Australian Therapeutics Good Administration (TGA) for updating the…

Calif. Jury Deliberating First All-Zoom $70M Asbestos Case

Categories: Verdicts

On Monday, a former car dealership maintenance worker and his wife urged a California jury to award them $70 million over his cancer claims against Honeywell and other asbestos