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Elmiron Vision Loss Trial Postponed To March 2023

Categories: Bellwether News

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…

MA Registers Nearly 6,000 Covidien Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

Categories: Bellwether News

The parties report that nearly 6,000 complaints have already been filed by individuals who have suffered injuries after receiving the hernia repair products, with the majority pending in Massachusetts state court, in advance of a meeting this…

Latest Zantac Study Indicates Increased Risk Of Cancer

Categories: General

Plaintiffs have submitted supplemental expert reports for evaluation to the U.S. District Judge presiding over the Zantac MDL following the publication of a new study that provides…

McKinsey Sued Over Opioid Crisis By LI & Fire Districts

Categories: General

Long Island townships, villages, and fire districts are suing consulting firm McKinsey, accusing the firm of boosting opioid sales, which they claim resulted in the deaths of…

CVS & Walgreens To Pay $10B Opioid Settlement

Categories: Settlements

CVS Health and Walgreens announced on Wednesday that they had reached an agreement in principle to pay a total of $10 billion to settle a series of opioid-related lawsuits filed…

NY To Get $524M From Teva Over Opioid Crisis

Categories: Settlements

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging that the company aided in the spread of the

CDC Releases New Guidelines Over Opioid Prescriptions

Categories: Announcements

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidelines for clinicians on when and how to prescribe opioids for pain.

The new guidance replaces the agency's…

Chargers' Doctor Sued Over Malpractice By Giants Player

Categories: Settlements

One of the Giants' backup quarterbacks is suing the Chargers' team doctor for medical negligence in connection with a punctured lung he suffered in 2020.

According to the lawsuit, he is suing the Chargers team doctor and his firm, Newport…

Reading Hospital To Pay $1.3M In Medical Malpractice Suit

Categories: Settlements

Reading Hospital was sentenced by a Berks County jury to pay $1.3 million to a former patient who sued the hospital for medical misconduct.

According to court records, the jury held the hospital guilty of failing to detect and treat a…

Monroe Woman Gets $2.75M In Highway Crash From WA State

Categories: Settlements

Washington state has agreed to pay $2.75 million to a woman who was critically injured in a rollover accident on Highway 522 involving a state Department of Transportation vehicle.

On March 5, 2018, a mother from Monroe was travelling east…

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