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A Plaintiff Seeks More Amount in a Boston TVM Settlement

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Settlement amount offered by Boston Scientific for transvaginal mesh injuries is cited to fall short by a plaintiff when scaled with the collateral damage she…

Another lawsuit for Zimmer Biomet

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Many Zimmer knee implant lawsuits have been filed against Zimmer Biomet. The latest lawsuit has been filed by a New Jersey man against the manufacturer of the…

PPI MDL Lawyers Called To Meet The Presiding Judge

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‘Plaintiff Fact Sheets’ release is expected soon for the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lawsuits which include nearly 552 federally-filed Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid…

Talcum Powder linked to Mesothelioma

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The first New Jersey Talcum Powder trial which began this January accused J&J of hiding the link between the talc-powders and cancer. The plaintiff alleged that J…

Federal Regulators Add Elmiron Warnings To U.S. Label

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On June 16, the FDA finally changed the label for Elmiron in the U.S., indicating the risk…

Run-Up To AAJ 2017

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Highly experienced and renowned trial attorneys will grace the most established AAJ 2017 event in Boston, motivating everyone connected to the legal fraternity. As the agenda reflects, AAJ is focusing on Mass Torts Litigation, covering a wide…

Stryker Hip-Implant Plaintiffs Prepping Up

Categories: FDA Related

From the Stryker Hip-Implant lawsuit comes the news that 3 plaintiffs had put forth a motion to remand three claims to the Massachusetts state court. All three claims were against Surgi-Care, a Massachusetts…

IVC Filter Non-retrieval proving to be a threat

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IVC Filter lawsuits are also stirring up quite some news; the number of lawsuits being filed is going up with more incidents of retrieval problems coming forward along with incidents of dislocation and lodging of the…

No PTC label warnings for Mirena Yet by Bayer

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Despite numerous studies suggesting links between Mirena (and other similar intrauterine birth control devices that use hormone levonorgestrel release) and pseudotumor…

Roundup Lawsuits Soar To 52,000

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Bayer executives, in an annual general meeting, indicated that the company is currently facing Roundup lawsuits brought by more than 52,000 plaintiffs.

The general meeting…