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Growing MDLs and Lawsuits
The proton-pump inhibitor product liability litigation MDL No. 2757 is witnessing a steady rise in the number of cases filed against the makers alleging they provided false and…
Second Philly Xarelto Verdict Out: Jury Favors Defendants
Philadelphia state jury overseeing the second Xarelto linked gastrointestinal bleeding lawsuit announced the verdict in favor of the defendants Bayer Healthcare…
Settlement News Before Abilify Bellwether Trials Begin
Come June, the first set of Abilify bellwether trials will begin. Judge M. Casey Rodgers presiding over the centralized Abilify litigation is pushing for the parties involved in…
Indiana Man Claims Years of Roundup Caused NHL
A product liability lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri by a man from Indiana against Monsanto over the controversial weed killer Roundup. The man claims years of Roundup use resulted in his diagnosis…
Group Of Canadian Women Share $21.5M Over Mesh Lawsuit
Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $21.5 million to a group of 325 women who suffered side-effects of their medical device called transvaginal mesh.
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J&J, Ethicon Face a Growing Number of Ventral Patch Lawsuits
Apart from thousands of Physiomesh lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon subsidiary, there is a steady increase in the number of product liability lawsuits over their Ethicon Proceed…
Plaintiff Allowed to Present Evidence in 2nd IVC Filter Case
The U.S. Federal Judge David G. Campbell, overseeing thousands of IVC Filter lawsuits centralized in the United States District Court District of Arizona, released a Case Management Order on April 18, allowing the plaintiff to present evidence of…
Antidote Praxbind Receives a Full FDA Approval
The new-generation oral anticoagulants like Pradaxa, Xarelto, and Eliquis, launched as superior alternatives to Warfarin, have been linked to severe internal bleeding problems…
Bellwether Trial For 3 Opioid Cases To Begin in March 2019
Judge Daniel Polster, appointed to oversee the Opioid litigation, selected three lawsuits to face trial in March 2019 against the drug manufacturers and distributors named in the litigation. This decision was made to support his efforts for…
Centralized Management for NJ Taxotere Lawsuits Requested
Taxotere linked thousands of lawsuits were centralized in October 2016 under MDL No. 2740 (in re Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation) before Judge Kurt D.…