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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…
McKinsey's $32M Opioid Deal With NY AG Approved
Last Friday, Suffolk County Supreme Court Judge Jerry Garguilo approved a $32 million deal between McKinsey & Co. and the New York attorney general over the company's alleged role in fueling the…
Additional Injuries And Deaths Related To Essure Reported
On March 15, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an update on the ongoing analysis of serious injuries and problems linked…
J&J To Pay $2.6M Over An Australian Pelvic Mesh Case
Earlier this month, an Australian court dismissed Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) appeal over a $2.6 million ruling awarded to women who claimed that the company's subsidiary Ethicon misled patients and surgeons about the risks associated with…
Purdue Pharma Owner To Pay $4.3B Over Opioid Crisis
A source recently said that the owner of Purdue Pharma LP is now ready to contribute $4.275 billion to resolve the nearly 3,000 lawsuits filed against the company over fueling the opioid…
COVID-19 Concerns Again Delay NY AG Opioid Trial
On Monday, Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Jerry Garguilo said that the New York attorney general's lawsuit over the opioid crisis, which was scheduled for March 29 will likely…
J&J And Imerys Talc Appeal Over A $117M Talc Verdict
On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Imerys Talc America, Inc. over a remote hearing requested the New Jersey state appeals court to toss a $117 million verdict awarded to a man and his wife in damages against allegations of…
Migrant Workers Excluded From Roundup's $2B Deal
Bayer might face another challenge from the migrant farmworkers in Vermont as experts state that the workers are excluded from the $2 billion settlement deal that was announced last month by the company to resolve future legal claims over the…