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Nationwide Class Over Elmiron Vision Monitoring Cases Denied
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued an opinion, stating that claims filed seeking vision monitoring program by the former users of Elmiron…
Breast Implants Labeling Recommendations By The FDA
On September 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release, providing final guidance on breast implant labeling recommendations and information regarding health…
PPI MDL: Cases To Be Selected For First Bellwether Trials
U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi, overseeing the proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) multidistrict litigation docket, released a joint proposed case management order, which indicated that the bellwether pool would be reduced to six cases by the…
Plaintiffs Seek Centralization For ParaGard IUD Litigation
On September 24, the plaintiffs involved in the ParaGard IUD lawsuits filed a motion asking the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate the cases…
C.R. Bard To Pay $60M Over Mesh Lawsuits Filed By 48 States
Pelvic mesh manufacturer C.R. Bard, a unit of Becton, Dickinson and Company, commonly known as BD, agreed to pay $60 million to resolve lawsuits filed by 48 states…
Bayer Held Liable In The First California Roundup Appeal
On Monday, Bayer was held liable for a former school groundskeeper's cancer, which was the first case to go to trial in the U.S. over the company's weedkiller Roundup, but the…
Hidden Documents Over Essure's Complications Revealed
In an article published by the legal public watchdog group, Public Justice, on July 9, the…
Study Links PPI Drugs And Risk Of COVID-19 Infection
Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles published a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, last week, indicating that the use of a class of medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPI), which includes…
1-in-5 Women Affected By Essure's Allergic Reactions: FDA
Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) ongoing study over Essure indicates that more than 20% of women implanted with the birth control device may be suffering from allergic or…
W.Va. Asbestos Trial Jury Selection To Begin Next Week
On Tuesday, Judge Ronald E. Wilson of the First Judicial Circuit in West Virginia, who oversees the state’s asbestos docket, issued a notice announcing that the jury selection in…