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Attorneys Seek Reconsideration of Talc MDL Daubert Ruling
Plaintiffs’ attorneys are urging the U.S. District Judge overseeing the talcum powder lawsuit MDL to reconsider a recent decision for a second round…
McKinsey Under US Opioid Probe
McKinsey & Co. faces a criminal investigation in the United States concerning its alleged involvement in exacerbating the opioid…
MDL Judge Dismisses 4 Paraquat Cases, Excludes Expert
The U.S. District Judge overseeing the Paraquat Parkinson’s disease lawsuits has barred a key expert witness from testifying at trial,…
Study: Vaping Equals Smoking in DNA Damage
A recent study conducted by Ecuadorian researchers has added to the growing body of evidence suggesting that vaping electronic…
Zantac Settles 4,000 Lawsuits in U.S. Courts
Sanofi has announced a settlement agreement regarding approximately 4,000 Zantac cancer lawsuits filed in state courts across the country.
…Valsartan Recall Lawsuit Set for Trial
Years after the initiation of Valsartan recalls, the U.S. District Judge overseeing lawsuits filed by individuals harmed by tainted versions of…
Paraquat Lawsuit Vetting May Lead to Settlements
With over 5,000 Paraquat lawsuits awaiting resolution in federal courts, the U.S. District Judge overseeing the litigation has initiated measures to scrutinize…
Pharmacies Challenge $650M Opioid Verdict in Ohio Court
Pharmacy giants CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens are pressing Ohio's highest court to absolve them of responsibility for contributing to an opioid epidemic in two of the state's…
4th Circuit Sends WV City's Opioid Case to State High Court
A U.S. appeals court has referred a $2.5 billion lawsuit brought by a West Virginia city and county against major drug distributors over the opioid crisis to the state's…
Roundup Lawsuits in New Jersey Seek Centralization
A request has been filed by a group of plaintiffs urging the consolidation of all Roundup lawsuits related to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma injuries in New Jersey state courts.
The request aims to establish a multicounty litigation (MCL) with…