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While it seemed the tides had finally changed in favor of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) this March when the Missouri state court jury ruled in its favor, ringing in its first victory. However, this elated feeling was extremely short-lived; not only has the next ruling gone in favor of the plaintiff, but it is also the largest settlement amount, $110 million, to be paid so far for any Talcum powder settlement. This comes to a mega settlement amount of nearly $307 million to be coughed up by the manufacturer. The rulings are giving hope and confidence to the thousands of patients awaiting trial and is also urging more people to come forward and file a lawsuit. J&J, on the other hand, is showing no signs of defeat; it is gearing up to challenge these verdicts in the court and is preparing for the forthcoming trials; there have been no recalls or label changes by the company so far. J...

On the RoundUp: Herbicide Vs. Pesticide, Glyphosate and NHL, What's more to unearth?

Roundup herbicide, one of the world's renowned and topmost selling herbicide, was once considered as a blessed boon for the agriculture fields around the world. It ruled the market as an emperor from the mid 70s till the unveiling of certain hidden facts in 2013 that affected its growth. A U.S. company, Monsanto, patented Glyphosate in 1970 in the U.S. which expired outside the U.S. in 1991, and in the U.S. in 2000. Globally, around 650,000 tons of glyphosate products were used in 2011, and sales reached US$6.5 billion till 2010. Seeing this trend, it was predicted that Roundup sales would double by 2017.

All this seems so unbelievably true, till the world woke up to an email sent in March 2013 by a scientist, who is no more, which blew the...

When a product promises the sky but fails to deliver, one anticipates a legal battle between its users and manufacturer; Essure Coils have met with a similar fate. Essure® is an intrauterine device developed by Conceptus Inc., a subsidiary of Bayer AG, and approved by FDA in 2002. It was marketed as a permanent surgical sterilization option for women. This device is composed of two metal coils made from polyester fibers, nickel-titanium, stainless steel, and solder, which are placed in the fallopian tubes to induce fibrosis and block them to prevent fertilization.

Essure brought with it many promises: a perfect option for women looking out for a permanent surgical sterilization, and a perfect alternative to the then existing tedious tubal ligation procedure. The timing couldn't have been better. Essure qualified for...