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Federal Judge Denies Preemption Dismissal of Tasigna Lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg, of the Southern District of Florida, issued an order on July 9, granting part permission to the plaintiffs in the Tasigna lawsuit to…
Ethicon Prolene Hernia Patch Lawsuit Filed in New Jersey
A lawsuit filed by a plaintiff in the New Jersey Supreme Court against Ethicon Prolene manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, alleges that the hernia patch led to a series of complications ever since it was…
Colgate-Palmolive Settles Another Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Colgate-Palmolive recently announced to settle a lawsuit filed by a 67-year-old man who claims asbestos in Colgate's…
Zimmer Not In Favor of Hip Implant Component MDL Formation
In a response filed on July 11, Zimmer Biomet expressed opposition to a motion filed by the plaintiffs to consolidate Zimmer hip lawsuits over the…
Drug Makers Must Add Stronger Fluoroquinolone Label Warnings
Following numerous reports on the risk of hypoglycemic (low blood sugar) coma associated with the antibiotic class fluoroquinolones, the U.S. FDA announced the…
Tasigna Lawsuit Allowed To Move Forward
A federal judge permitted a Tasigna lawsuit to move forward over claims that the manufacturer Novartis AG failed to warn about the health risks of taking the drug. The…
MDL Judge Reorders Schedule For Bard IVC Filter Trial
Following a summary judgment order granted by the U.S. District Judge presiding over C.R.Bard Inferior Vena Cava Filter (IVC) lawsuit set for trial, cases scheduled…
Conserve Hip Implant MDL Reassigned To Georgia Federal Judge
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) reassigned Wright Medical Conserve Hip implant cases remaining in the MDL docket to Georgia Federal Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of…
Ten Bard IVC Filter Cases To Be Remanded Back To Court
U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell presiding over C.R. Bard's inferior vena cava filter (IVC) MDL issued an order on July 9, stating ten mature cases would…
Indian Health Officials Asks J&J To Reveal Talc Contents
Indian health officials are demanding a detailed list of the ingredients used in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder and other talc-based products due to…