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MDL Panel Rejects To Consolidate Belviq Lawsuits
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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-…