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Claims Against C.R. Bard Snipped By an Arizona Federal Judge
U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell recently trimmed claims by a plaintiff against C.R. Bard that the inadequate warnings for the G2X Blood vessel filter caused her complications. The federal judge stated that the plaintiff failed to…
Judge Powell Denies Recusal From Pelvic Mesh Trial
Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon's motion before Judge Kenneth Powell to recuse from the upcoming pelvic mesh trial for a plaintiff, slated…
Ireland Places Temporary Ban on Transvaginal Mesh
Just a week after the United Kingdom's National Health Services (NHS) declared a temporary ban on the use of transvaginal mesh, Ireland's Chief Medical…
Gadolinium Retention Linked To NSF
Gadolinium, used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) procedures, is facing allegations over its adverse effects on exposure.…
Joint Status Report Submitted For Taxotere Hair Loss Cases
As the Taxotere litigation convened its status conference on July 18, a joint status report was submitted a day prior highlighting the case progress so far. Lawsuits…
Bayer Agrees To Pull Essure Off the U.S. Market
Bayer recently announced to take Essure Birth control device off the U.S. market by the end of 2018, blaming “inaccurate and misleading publicity” for poor sales. The…
The Seventh Circuit Denies Auxilium Lawsuit revival
The Seventh Circuit denied reviving a Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) lawsuit filed against Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. linked to…
FDA Rejected Pregnancy Warning Label For Zofran: GSK
Another product liability lawsuit will join the centralized Roundup lawsuits under MDL No. 2741: Roundup Products Liability Litigation. The plaintiff, a…
J&J Faces Appeal To Reconsider $417 Million Jury Verdict
Despite the death of an ovarian cancer victim her daughter and the acting trustee appealed the California jury's decision to dismiss the $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson. The plaintiff's lawyer has requested for the…
Court Releases Preservation Protocol For BHR Hip Implants
In a case management order submitted recently, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake, presiding over the Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) systems complications, presented the protocols for preserving explanted hip…