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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…
Three Cases On Track For 3M Earplug's Bellwether Trials
Last month, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, presiding over the 3M earplug multidistrict litigation, issued an order indicating that…
J&J's Final Attempt To Overturn $2.1B Talc Verdict
On March 2, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) petitioned a Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court to review the $2.1 billion verdict, which was awarded to a group of women over allegations of ovarian cancer from the company's…
Talc Users Appeal To Overturn Dismissal Of Class Action Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talc users have appealed to reverse California’s federal judge's decision which favored the company by dismissing a class action lawsuit. It was one of those few wins for the company in the litigations over its…
Two Jury Verdicts Worth $83M Over Pelvic Mesh Reversed
On Tuesday, a three-judge appeals panel reversed two verdicts worth $83 million awarded to two women who alleged that they suffered severe complications from pelvic mesh…
Proposed Future Roundup Claims Settlement Opposed By Lawyers
Last week, an amici curiae brief was filed by 93 law firms and 167 lawyers opposing the proposed settlement of future claims that would be brought against the widely used weedkiller …
Zofran MDL Bellwether Trial To Kick Off In October
On Wednesday, Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, overseeing the Zofran product liability litigation, announced that he is…
New Study Strengthens Elmiron And Vision Problems Risks
On February 11, a new study was published in the medical journal Clinical Ophthalmology in which…
J&J's SEC Filing Indicates $3.9B Reserved For Talc Lawsuits
An Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed by the talcum powder giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) indicated that the manufacturer has…