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Bankruptcy Judge Puts A Stay On Purdue's Opioid Litigation
On Wednesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain extended an injunction staying over opioid litigation against Purdue Pharma L.P. and the owner of the company, the Sackler family.…
Boston Scientific Settles Claims Over Pelvic Mesh For $189M
On Tuesday, New York's Attorney General (AG) announced that Boston Scientific Corp. has agreed to resolve deceptive marketing claims over its pelvic mesh devices by…
Bayer To Not Seek Reversal Of A $20.5M Verdict
Last week, Bayer AG indicated that it would not pursue a further appeal over a $20.5 million verdict awarded to a California school groundskeeper who alleged the company's weedkiller …
McKinsey To Settle Opioid Marketing Claims With NV For $45M
On Monday, Nevada Attorney General (AG) announced that McKinsey & Co. Inc., the American worldwide management consulting firm, has reached a $45 million deal with the state to resolve claims alleging the company's role in fueling the…
ParaGard MDL: Master Complaint Proposed For Direct Filing
On March 09, Judge Leigh Martin May of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, presiding over all ParaGard IUD injury cases, issued a…
J&J's Appeal To Drop Mississippi’s Talc Lawsuit Rejected
On Thursday, Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's decision, rejecting Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) appeal to drop a case brought by the state's attorney general over mislabeling of…
New Procedures Approved For Filing ParaGard IUD Claims
On March 23, U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May, presiding over the federal ParaGard IUD multidistrict litigation (MDL), approved new procedures meant to make things…
Allergan's Breast Implants Class Claims Dismissal Failed
On March 19, U.S. District Judge Brian R. Martinotti, presiding over the federal Allergan Biocell breast implants litigation, ruled that Allergan, Inc. must face…
3M Earplug's Bellwether Trial Jury Selection Begins
Jury selection has started for three lawsuits that are consolidated for the first bellwether trial in the 3M earplugs multidistrict litigation (MDL). The selection…
1 Out Of 5 Long-term Users Affected By Elmiron Maculopathy
On March 11, an article was published in the medical journal Current Opinion in Ophthalmology in which researchers…