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5000 Plus Bair Hugger Lawsuits Tossed
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Joan Erickson of the District of Minnesota granted summary judgment against more than 5,000 lawsuits over 3M’s surgical warming blankets that sought to exclude the plaintiffs’ general causation experts…
Roundup Lawsuits: Plaintiffs Advance Dozens For Trial
According to a case management study submitted on May 29, plaintiffs attorneys have asked the U.S. District Judge to start preparing dozens of cases for individual trial dates against Roundup in California U.S. District Courts.
…Roundup Lawsuit: Monsanto Requests Reversal On $80M Verdict
Last month, Monsanto was held liable for causing a 70-year-old man Non-Hodgkin lymphoma after getting exposed to Roundup for which the court ordered…
Jury Cleared J&J & Colgate In Travel Agent’s Talc Lawsuit
On Friday, a Kentucky jury after less than an hour of deliberations cleared Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Colgate-Palmolive over claims that their talcum…
Monsanto Faces First Roundup Lawsuit in Australia
Micheal Ogalirolo, an Australian gardener, has sued Monsanto over alleged harm caused by its weed killer Roundup. This case is considered to be the…
FIGO Indicates A Global Roundup Ban
A position statement has been issued by The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) on July 31, indicating the removal of glyphosate, the active ingredient in…
Plaintiff Wins $7M In Retrial Verdict Against Zimmer
A plaintiff, who suffered from chronic pain as a result of Zimmer’s defective implant and was forced to undergo two hip replacement…
Valsartan Blamed For Lung And Pancreatic Cancer
In the latest complaint filed by a couple in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on May 29, Camber Pharmaceuticals, Hetero USA, Inc., and The Kroger Company have been alleged for selling defective and dangerous…
3M Earplugs Presentations Scheduled On Science Day In August
According to an order issued by Judge Rodgers on June 4, a “Science Day” is being rescheduled for Monday, August 26, where the non-adversarial presentation would be designed to educate the court about the issues that will arise in the…
Janssen's $2.5M Risperdal Verdict Appeal Declined
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceutical, appeal to reverse the $2.5 million gynecomastia verdict against its drug Risperdal…