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East Manufacturing Gets Summary Judgment In Asbestos Case

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On December 16, the New York Supreme Court for New York County awarded summary judgment to East Manufacturing Corp., a trailer manufacturer, after finding that the plaintiffs' counsel failed to establish that the plaintiff’s decedent was exposed…

Health Canada Updates Elmiron Vision Loss Related Warnings

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On December 15, Health Canada, the department of the Government of Canada responsible for the country's federal health policy, released a report titled

Walmart Sued By DOJ Over Opioid Crisis

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has sued Walmart over the illegal distribution of opioids that has fueled the opioid crisis throughout the nation.

The federal government…

Biomet Files Motion To Reverse A $21M November Verdict

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Last Friday, Biomet Inc. filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, asking a federal judge to overturn the $21 million verdict awarded to a woman and her husband last month over claims alleging that the…

Court Appoints Special Masters For Valsartan Settlement

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Last week, U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler, overseeing the valsartan multidistrict litigation docket (MDL), along with…

Valsartan MDL Judge Denies Defendants' Preemption Motion

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On December 18, U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler, overseeing the valsartan multidistrict litigation docket (MDL), denied three dismissal motions filed by the defendants stating…

Study Links Zantac Problems To Degradation Of Ranitidine

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A study was published this month in the medical journal Organic Process Research & Development in which U.K. researchers working with…

12 JUUL Injury Claims Selected For Bellwether Discovery Pool

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Earlier this week, the parties involved in JUUL lawsuits pending in the federal court system issued a Joint Notice regarding the 12 randomly selected cases to be included in the bellwether trial…

JPML Agrees To Centralize Elmiron Cases Over Vision Problems

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On Tuesday, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a transfer order, stating that the panel finds the…

Study Indicates Teenage Vaping Increases Cigarette Use Later

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In the December issue of Pediatrics, a study was published by the researchers with Children’s National Hospital and the University of Texas at Austin, indicating that…