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MDL Panel Rejects To Consolidate Belviq Lawsuits

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A Judicial Panel has refused to centralize Belviq lawsuits against Eisai Inc. and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. in an MDL stating there are too few lawsuits filed against the…

Lucas County Approves $24.9 Million Opioid Settlement

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A settlement of up to $24.9 million is approved by the Lucas County commissioners in the statewide opioid lawsuits against the distributors and manufacturers.

Many…

Tasigna Lawsuits Centralized Before A Federal Jury

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On August 10, 2021, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized 18 Tasigna lawsuits in multi-district litigation for a coordinated discovery of testimony and…

Californian Woman Sues Bayer Over Roundup

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A 70-year-old Californian woman has sued Bayer by making allegations that after regular usage of the company's Roundup weedkiller, she developed Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

As per…

Merck's Appeal In Zostavax Lawsuit Rejected

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The U.S. District Judge rejected an appeal from Merck that requested the court to dismiss a claim of the Zostavax vaccine lawsuit considering the statute of limitations clause.…

WVa Opioid Lawsuit To Go For Trial in April 2022

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West Virginia's lawsuit against several drugmakers alleging the manufacturers of misguiding information about the painkiller drugs opioid will go to trial next April, as indicated by…

Connecticut AG Commits $300M In Opioid Crisis

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Connecticut's attorney general has committed to getting $300 million for the state from the $26 billion opioid settlement offered by the pharmaceutical distributors and drugmaker…

Attorney Accepts Endo's $35M Settlement Offer In Opioid Lawsuit

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An attorney has accepted Endo pharmaceutical's offer of a $35 million settlement in a lawsuit in Tennessee where the manufacturer is alleged of fueling the opioid epidemic…

First Bellwether Trial Over Hernia Mesh To Begin This Week

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The trial of the first bellwether case against C.R. Bard will begin this week, where the juries will discover testimonies and evidence in the thousands of hernia mesh lawsuits…

$460M For Kentucky In Opioid Litigation

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Kentucky will receive $460 million as a settlement in opioid abuse litigation against opioid manufacturers like Johnson and Johnson (J&J) for the epidemic fueled by the drug-…