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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…
Actavis' Motion For Summary Judgment In TRT Drug Case Denied
Last week, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, presiding the Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) products liability litigation, denied Actavis…
MI Judge Refuses To Dismiss A Biomet Hip Replacement Case
Last week, Judge Hala Y. Jarbou of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan denied dismissing a lawsuit brought by a woman against Biomet Orthopedics LLC over its allegedly defective…
3M Co. Cleared In Asbestos Case Involving Its Respirator
The Washington Superior Court for King County jury reached a defense verdict for 3M Co., in an in-person trial held at the reconfigured Bellevue Convention Center, which is now being used for civil trials, over a lawsuit that alleged the company'…
Human Gut Microbiome Species Impacted By Glyphosate: Study
On November 14, newly published scientific papers were made available, which illustrated that 54 percent of the species in the core human gut microbiome…