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Ethicon Physiomesh Trials To Begin From March
U.S. District Judge Richard Story, presiding over all federal hernia mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon Physiomesh, has released a trial schedule with the first case starting in March.
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FTC Urges On No Delay In JUUL & Altria Trial
Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) trial staff has urged that the commission should not delay the virtual trial slated for April 13 against the tobacco manufacturer Altria's $12.8 billion investment in electronic cigarette company…
LA Woman's Lawsuit Over Allergan Breast Implant Settled
A Louisiana woman reached a settlement with Allergan USA Inc. over a lawsuit filed against the company over its allegedly defective Natrelle Style 410 FX implants, which had to be removed after they got ruptured.
According to the lawsuit…
Study Links Risk Of Asthma In Children To Use Of PPIs
On Monday, a study was published in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics in which Swedish researchers suggested that future breathing and respiratory risks are the potential adverse events that should be considered when prescribing proton-pump…
NE Woman’s ParaGard Warning Claims Refused To Be Revived
On Monday, the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed that Teva Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of ParaGard intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD), was not…
4 Mentor Breast Implant Lawsuit's Dismissal Upheld
Last week, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of four lawsuits brought against Mentor Worldwide LLC’s MemoryGel silicone breast implants, stating that the claims are barred by federal law.
According to the memorandum…
Valsartan Manufacturers To Face Fraud Claims
Last Friday, Judge Robert B. Kugler of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, presiding over the Valsartan multidistrict litigation (MDL), denied dismissing fraud-based claims against the…
Warranty Claims To Proceed In Valsartan MDL
Last week, Judge Robert B. Kugler of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, overseeing the blood pressure drug valsartan MDL, rejected bids from the defendants over the dismissal of…
J&J Opposes Spoliation Of Evidence Claim In Talcum MDL
Talcum powder giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. filed a response over the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee's (PSC) motion to add a spoliation of…
NJ To Receive $5M In Opioid Bribery Lawsuit
On Thursday, the New Jersey attorney general said that Insys Therapeutics founder has agreed to pay $5 million to the state to resolve a lawsuit that claimed that the founder bribed doctors of the state to boost sales of its powerful…