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Ohio Man Files Lawsuit Filed Over Side-Effects of Onglyza
An Ohio man filed a product liability case against Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, as he suffered coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure due to the alleged…
Another Asbestos-In-Talc Trial Begins in California Court
A 94-year old mesothelioma victim succumbed to death due to the exposure to asbestos used in Johnson & Johnson…
Judge Rejects Ethicon's Plea to Dismiss 120 TVM Lawsuits
Ethicon Inc. had requested a Pennsylvania State Court Judge Arnold New to exclude 120 Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) lawsuits from Mass tort proceedings,…
Jury Announces Mistrial in a J&J Talc-Asbestos Lawsuit
A South Carolina jury failed to arrive at a unanimous decision whether Johnson & Johnson was responsible for the death of the 30-year old attorney, whose family claimed she suffered from mesothelioma due to the exposure to J&J's…
Jury Awards Plaintiff $1.2 M in Cook IVC Filter Lawsuit
Following a three-week-long trial, a Houston firefighter was awarded more than $1.2 million by a Texas jury for the lawsuit filed against Cook Medical LLC involving an IVC filter.
The plaintiff was implanted with Cook…
Monsanto to Pay $21.5 M Over Misleading Roundup Labeling
Agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto was ordered by a Missouri Federal Court to pay $21.5 million as the settlement amount to a class of consumers who filed a lawsuit against its weed killer Roundup. The verdict was given…
Temporary Ban on Vaginal Mesh Use in the U.K.
The U.K. Department of Health and Social Care and National Health Service (NHS) England has decided to halt the use of vaginal mesh for treating stress urinary incontinence, acting on the request put forth by the Independent Medicines…
Jury Sides the Defendant in the Second Bard IVC Filter Trial
The second bellwether trial for C.R. Bard's Eclipse IVC Filter ended in the defendant's favor on June 1, 2018, as the Arizona jury found that adequate warning was…
Lead and Liaison Counsel Appointed for 3T Heater-Cooler MDL
The U.S.District Judge presiding over the 3T Heater-Cooler Systems pre-trial proceedings appointed a group of plaintiffs' attorneys to exhibit…
J&J to Face 22 Ovarian Cancer Claims; Imerys Opts Out
The Jury has selected 22 cases for a trial expected to convene on June 6 in St. Louis, Missouri, State Court, wherein the plaintiffs allege that Johnson & Johnson sold them cancer-causing talcum powder.
Johnson's…