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Xarelto: MDL – 2592
Xarelto: MDL No. 2592: in Re: Xarelto Products Liability Litigation, created in January 2017, i is presided by Honorable Eldon E. Fallon, in the U.S. District Court…
Invokana: MDL 2750
Invokana: MDL 2750: In Re Invokana (Canagliflozin) Products Liability Litigation- created in December 2016, presided by Hon. Brian R. Martinotti, U.S.D.J, in the U.…
Judge Denies Separate Settlement Counsel In Roundup Lawsuits
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…
Talcum Powder Giant Faces Investigation By 41 States
Johnson & Johnson (J&J), in a quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosed that it is facing a joint investigation by at least 41 states, examining how the company marketed its Baby Powder and other…
J&J To Pay $3.9M To Settle WV Mesh Lawsuit
On Monday, West Virginia state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that the state reached a $3.9 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiaries over the lawsuit involving its…
Gilead Takes Over Federal Authorities For HIV Drug Patents
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
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
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. This decision was taken by the trial court based on the evidence provided by…
FDA To Revise “intended use” Regulations In March 2018
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
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…