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Guidance To Prevent NDMA Contamination Issued By FDA

Categories: Verdicts

On September 1, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance recommending the manufacturers of active pharmaceutical ingredients and drug products to implement steps to avoid drug…

Calif.'s First Zoom Asbestos Trial Ends In Defense Verdict

Categories: Verdicts

On Thursday, a California jury, who had been deliberating virtually for two days over a $70 million asbestos case, reached a defense verdict for Honeywell at the conclusion.

Metalclad Blamed Over Limited Documents In An Asbestos Trial

Categories: General

Last week, Metalclad Insulation LLC's counsel, Sheila G. O'Gara, in response to the complaint made in an ongoing online asbestos trial that Metalclad's expert witnesses never got…

J&J's Talc Verdict Bid Rejected, Damages Reduced To $2.1B

Categories: Verdicts

Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) bid to reverse a jury verdict over its talcum powder was rejected by the Missouri appeals court, but the damages award was reduced to $2.12 billion…

A Plaintiff Seeks More Amount in a Boston TVM Settlement

Categories: General

Settlement amount offered by Boston Scientific for transvaginal mesh injuries is cited to fall short by a plaintiff when scaled with the collateral damage she…

Bard Hernia Mesh Trial Delayed To September 2020

Categories: General

Amid the on-going coronavirus pandemic, the first bellwether trial involving polypropylene hernia mesh products manufactured by C.R. Bard, Inc. and its Davol, Inc. subsidiary…

Another lawsuit for Zimmer Biomet

Categories: General

Many Zimmer knee implant lawsuits have been filed against Zimmer Biomet. The latest lawsuit has been filed by a New Jersey man against the manufacturer of the…

Talcum Powder linked to Mesothelioma

Categories: General

The first New Jersey Talcum Powder trial which began this January accused J&J of hiding the link between the talc-powders and cancer. The plaintiff alleged that J…

PPI MDL Lawyers Called To Meet The Presiding Judge

Categories: General

‘Plaintiff Fact Sheets’ release is expected soon for the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lawsuits which include nearly 552 federally-filed Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid…

Federal Regulators Add Elmiron Warnings To U.S. Label

Categories: General

On June 16, the FDA finally changed the label for Elmiron in the U.S., indicating the risk…