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Wright Denies Involvement In Profemur Hip Implant Failure
In a response submitted on September 28, 2018, Wright Medical Technology Inc. denied allegations that their Profemur Z hip implant was defectively designed and the company knowingly concealed the health risks associated with the device…
Cherokee Nation Lawsuit To Be Test Case In Opioid Trials
In efforts to find a global solution for the nation's opioids epidemic, thousands of lawsuits filed against distributors and pharmacies in the Cherokee Nation are sent back…
Hearing Session On Separate Infant Opioid MDL, Nov. 29
In a response filed on October 12, 2018, more than a dozen opioid manufacturers expressed their opposition regarding forming a separate MDL for infants addicted to…
J&J Agrees To Settle A Risperdal Lawsuit Before Trial
Johnson & Johnson agreed to settle a Mississippi plaintiff's case involving Risperdal side-effects, days before going to the trial. The plaintiff was a young…
$750M Verdict Against J&J In NJ Over Baby Powder
On Thursday, a New Jersey jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay punitive damages of $750 million to four plaintiffs, who alleged their talc-based baby powder…
Judge Outs Mirena Plaintiff Expert Witness Statements
U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer excluded statements given by plaintiffs' seven expert witnesses in a Mirena contraceptive lawsuit as the judge found the…
Stomach Cancer Lawsuit Filed Against PPI Makers
According to a lawsuit filed on October 11 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the use of Nexium, Prilosec, Nexium 24HR, and Prilosec OTC…
Hernia Mesh Cases Can be Filed Directly Under Federal MDL
As per an order submitted on September 7, hernia mesh lawsuits involving C.R. Bard Inc 's polypropylene implants can be filed directly in the multidistrict…
LivaNova Plans To Redesign 3T Heater Cooler System
3T Heater-Cooler System manufacturer LivaNova issued a medical device correction letter on October 18, indicating that the blood temperature…
Judge Bolanos Brings Down Roundup Award To $78 Million
On Monday, October 22, 2018, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos declined Monsanto's request to toss the $289 million verdict awarded to a former groundskeeper who developed cancer due to…