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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…
Valisure Researchers Highlight Zantac Health Risks
Last month, Valisure researchers highlighted serious health risks inherent in Zantac through two new independent studies published in JAMA Network Open and MedRxiv.
In these…
Zimmer Biomet Asks To Toss $3.55M Hip Implant Verdict
Last Friday, Biomet Inc. filed a pair of briefs seeking a judgment or a new trial over a federal jury’s $3.55 million judgment in a lawsuit brought by a couple alleging the company's…
CDC Reports Synthetic Opioid Deaths Rose In Recent Years
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), issued on Friday, indicated that from 2013 to 2019, the age-…
First Atrium C-Qur Mesh Trial Rescheduled For July 7, 2021
U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, overseeing all Atrium C-Qur hernia mesh lawsuits, rescheduled the…