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Opioid Negotiation Class Creation Questioned
On Tuesday, the Sixth Circuit Judge, David McKeague, questioned the requirement of the opioid negotiation class after hearing arguments from the manufacturers and distributors who…
Roundup Settlement Update: Litigation Paused Until Nov. 2
Judge Vince Chhabria, overseeing the Roundup multidistrict litigation docket, in a case management conference held via zoom, indicated that he would retain the stay on the…
NY Opioid Crisis: J&J Faces Insurance Fraud Claims
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is facing insurance fraud charges over opioid marketing and downplaying its addiction risks to doctors and elderly patients. The charges were filed by New York’s Department…
Roundup MDL: Three Law Firms Reach An Agreement With Bayer
On Monday, three major law firms representing several plaintiffs involved in the Roundup litigation indicated that they reached an agreement with the manufacturer, Bayer.
Bayer AG has made the new…
Belviq Manufacturers Try To Dismiss A Class Action Suit
Last Wednesday, Eisai Inc., Arena Pharmaceuticals, and CVS Pharmacy filed a joint memorandum of law requesting Judge Philip M. Halpern in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed on…
MDL Judge Clears The Path For First Bard Hernia Mesh Trial
U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus, overseeing the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) over all hernia mesh lawsuits filed against C.R. Bard, denied the manufacturer's…
Cases Identified For Trials In Ethicon Physiomesh MDL
U.S. District Judge Richard Story, presiding over all federal Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits, identified four cases that will be prepared for early bellwether trials set to begin…
Bayer Reserves $1.47B To Settle Essure Lawsuits
On Monday, Bayer officials in a press release about second-quarter earnings indicated that the company has set aside 1.25 billion euros ($1.47 billion) to settle lawsuits brought by thousands of women claiming they suffered devastating injuries…
NJ Appeals Court Reinstates Two Talcum Powder Lawsuits
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the New Jersey Superior Court reinstated two lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talcum powder of causing cancer; the lawsuits…
Covidien Mesh Products Lawsuits Centralization Rejected
A motion filed by the manufacturer of Covidien hernia mesh products asking for consolidation was rejected by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML),…