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Glyphosate-based Weedkillers May Harm Key Species: Study
Last month, a study was published in the medical journal Microbiome, in which researchers noted that chronic exposure to…
Pradaxa Maker Gets $1.25M Verdict Overturned
Last week, the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, reversed a jury decision to award $1.25 million to the family of a now-deceased West Virginia woman alleging Boehringer Ingelheim's blood thinner…
Allergan Asks To Dismiss Breast Implant Claims As Preempted
Allergan USA Inc. filed a supplemental brief on January 5 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, asking the federal judge to dismiss claims against its…
Xarelto News
It appears that there are more drugs that cause pain than relieve it. Case in point: Xarelto. Generally known as Rivaroxaban, this drug is as an anticoagulant, a blood thinner that is used to reduce the risk of blood clots and strokes. Lately,…
Indian Regulators Demand ₹20 lakh As Compensation From J&J
Considering the recommendations made by a government-appointed committee, the Indian Drug Regulator has asked Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay ₹20 lakh as interim compensation to each affected individual who suffered complications…
Ontario, New Entrant To Join Opioid Class Action
On Wednesday, Ontario passed a bill to join five other provinces in a class-action suit led by British Columbia against opioid manufacturers alleging false marketing…
Stroke Patients Prone To Retain Gadolinium In Brain: Study
Last week, a study was published in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging where researchers with a purpose to investigate the effects of ischemic stroke on…
First Roundup Bellwether Trial Goes Before The Federal Jury
The jury selection for the much-talked-about first bellwether trial involving Bayer AG Monsanto and a 70-year old plaintiff began as scheduled on February 25, in San Francisco, California.
The plaintiff, who used…
Calif. Judge Clears Drug Companies Off Opioid Liabilities
A California jury has cleared four major drug companies from liabilities in the opioids epidemic litigation that demanded the companies to pay tens of billions of dollars to compensate for the opioid crisis…
