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Illicit Dispensing Of Opioids Costs Andover Drug Co. $11M
Injured Workers Pharmacy (IWP), a national mail-order pharmacy based in Andover, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $11 million over a lawsuit brought by the state alleging that the company illegally dispensed thousands of prescriptions for…
MDL Judge To Consider $1.1B Roundup Class Settlement Motion
A hearing has been scheduled for late July, by U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria to consider a motion for approval of a class action settlement, which includes funding of more than $1.1 billion to help former users of…
Allergan Biocell Lawsuits: MCL Formed In New Jersey
On June 8, Acting Administrative Director of the Courts, Glenn A. Grant, issued a Notice To The Bar, stating that all…
JPML To Consider Profemur Hip Implant MDL Consolidation
An oral argument has been scheduled for this month by a panel of federal judges over the proposal of the centralization of Wright Profemur hip implant lawsuits for coordinated pretrial proceedings.
On June 26, the U.S. Judicial Panel on…
Judge Skeptical Over Roundup Settlement Deal
Last week, U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria, presiding over all Roundup lawsuits, indicated that he is doubtful about the agreement that affirms a settlement of more than $10…
First 3M Earplug Bellwether Trial Case Set For April 5, 2021
On June 29, U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers issued a pretrial order indicating that the first 3M combat earplug bellwether case will go to trial on April 5, 2021.
In March 2020, the court identified a group of 25 cases to be a part of the…
Concerns Raised Over Invokana And Similar Drugs Warnings
The consumer rights advocacy group, Public Citizen, filed a petition with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on June 24, asking to add stronger warning labels for…
JPML To Hear Arguments Over Covidien Mesh Consolidation
On June 26, the JMPL issued a Notice Of Hearing Session, indicating that a panel of federal judges will be hearing oral arguments this month over the…
Cook Medical Asks Court To Drop Fraud IVC Filter Claims
Cook Medical Inc. has filed a motion seeking the dismissal of fraud claims brought by plaintiffs in the IVC filter multidistrict litigation, stating that the cases failed to plead all the elements necessary to establish fraudulent concealment.…
FDA To Modify the 40-year-old 510(k) Clearance Process
After nearly 40 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced changes to the clearance process for medical devices, which at present relies on the comparison with the predicate devices available in the market.
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