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ParaGard Makers Urge JPML To Reject Consolidation Request
Last week, Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Companies, Inc. filed a motion asking the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to reject the consolidation of all ParaGard IUD lawsuits, requested by plaintiffs last month, claiming…
EMA Re-examines Zantac; Confirms Suspension In The EU
On September 18, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a press release confirming its prior recommendations dated April 3, 2020, to suspend ranitidine throughout the European Union due to the presence of low levels of an impurity called N-…
Sientra Faces Lymphoma Lawsuit Over Textured Breast Implants
Sientra is facing allegations similar to Allergan over its silicone implants by a Tennessee woman who claims that the textured breast implants made in…
J&J's First $100M Settlement Over Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the pharmaceutical giant, has agreed to pay over $100 million to resolve about 1,000 lawsuits that allege its Baby Powder and other talcum powder…
Federal Judge Clears Boehringer Over Pradaxa Death Lawsuit
Last week, Judge William Ray II of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued an order concluding that Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. has been awarded summary judgment over a…
Couple Wins Over $2.5M In Calif.'s Virtual Asbestos Trial
Last week, the California Superior Court for Alameda County jury awarded a retired Navy admiral and his wife over $2.5 million in the conclusion of a virtual asbestos trial against…
New Orleans In-Person Asbestos Trial Ends In $10.3M Award
Last week, a jury with the Louisiana Civil District Court for Orleans Parish awarded $10.3 million to a plaintiff who was diagnosed with mesothelioma and had claimed the reason as exposure to raw…
Study Indicates E-Cigarettes Use Often Unnoticed By Parents
A study over the use of e-cigarettes was published in the journal Pediatrics' November edition, indicating that vaping often goes unnoticed by parents as…
Pradaxa Maker To Settle Thousands Of Bleeding Risk Cases
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. filed a brief in Connecticut Supreme Court indicating that it has reached a global settlement to resolve 2,935 lawsuits brought over by patients alleging failure to warn about the bleeding risks…
California's Virtual Talc Trial Against J&J Ends In Mistrial
California state court's virtual cosmetic talcum powder trial against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) ended in a mistrial after the plaintiff's health worsened, making him unable to…