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Biocell Breast Implant Manufacturer Seeks To Dismiss Suits

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Allergan, Inc. filed a motion on August 7 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey involving its Biocell textured breast implant, seeking…

Sixth Circuit Revives A Woman's Case Over J&J's Pelvic Mesh

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Last week, the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel reinstated an Ethicon pelvic mesh lawsuit, ruling that the trial court misjudged the claim as time-barred under…

28 Valsartan Lawsuits Selected For The Bellwether Process

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Last week, a document was submitted to the court by the attorneys representing plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits over Valsartan exposure indicating that a group of 28 cases has…

Misleading Advertising Lawsuit Over Baby Powder Dismissed

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On January 22, U.S. District Judge Todd W. Robinson of the Southern District of California favored Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Consumer Inc. and Bausch Health US LLC over a lawsuit that claimed the defendants for misleading representations in…

3M Earplugs Lawsuits' First Jury Trial To Begin On March 29

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On January 25, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, presiding over the 3M earplugs multidistrict litigation, issued an order stating that trial for the three cases that were…

Bard Requests To Replace & Choose New Hernia Mesh Suits

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C.R. Bard is requesting that a federal judge choose two new hernia mesh lawsuits for early bellwether trials that are scheduled to start later this year.

The company…

Bard Hernia Mesh Trial Rescheduled To October 16, 2023

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The third bellwether trial concerning accusations that the Bard PerFix Plug is defectively built and caused unpleasant problems following hernia surgery has been rescheduled to begin on October 16, 2023, by the United States District Court…

Jury To Select 10 Paragard Suits For First Bellwether Trial

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The method for selecting a group of ten typical cases has been detailed by the United States District Court hearing over all federal Paragard proceedings.

These…

Bellwether Trial Of Hernia Mesh MDL Postponed Until May 2023

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The United States District Judge presiding over all Bard hernia mesh lawsuits pending in the MDL (multidistrict litigation) has postponed the next bellwether trial until May…

Elmiron Vision Loss Trial Postponed To March 2023

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The first bellwether trial has been postponed until March 2023 by the United States District Judge presiding over all federal Elmiron vision loss lawsuits.

Elmiron (pentosan…