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OxyContin Maker Pleads Guilty Over Three Felony Offenses
On Tuesday, OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP CEO and Chairman pleaded guilty on behalf of the company to three-count felony offenses, which include one count of dual-object conspiracy to defraud the United States and to violate the Food,…
Study Links Glyphosate To Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Last month, a study was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Chemosphere in which Chilean researchers stated that glyphosate, the active component of the most commonly used herbicide,…
US Judge To Reduce $80M Jury Verdict in Roundup Lawsuit
During a court hearing on a lawsuit against Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria stated that he would reduce the $80m…
Oklahoma Pins Johnson & Johnson For Opioid Epidemic
In the Oklahoma state lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, Purdue Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals, the state's attorney general (AG) secured $355M from the two…
J&J Files Motion To Toss Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit
On July 3, 2019, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) filed a motion to seek dismissal of the Oklahoma opioid lawsuit on the grounds that the state…
J&J's Motion To Toss The Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit Denied
On July 8, 2019, Oklahoma District Judge Thad Balkman denied Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) request to dismiss the opioid lawsuit due to lack of evidence.
…Juror Steps Forward To Defend $80M on Roundup Verdict
A juror who supported the $80 million award to a plaintiff against Bayer acquired Monsanto came forward to defend the panel’s decision. The defendant told a California federal judge that an unfair trial led to its $80M loss in…
3M Earplug Lawsuit: Parties Propose Single-Track Litigation
Attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants associated with 3M Earplug lawsuits have requested to allow individual personal injury claims and class action complaints to proceed on a single litigation track.
The U.S…
J&J's $417M Talc Verdict Case Gets New Trial
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been granted a new trial, after an initial $417 million verdict was tossed by Judge Maren E. Nelson and appealed by the estate of a woman who alleged that the company’s…
J&J's $465M Opioid Verdict Overturned
$465 million opioid judgment that was earlier ruled against Johnson & Johnson (J&J), alleging that the company illicitly marketed drugs that resulted in the opioid…