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Invokana Case Management Conference Set for November 16
Invokana cases have a case management conference to be convened on 16th of this month when both parties will get a chance to meet the judge to talk about how to handle the case.
The number of…
MDL request for Onglyza Lawsuits
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation was approached by a group of Plaintiffs to centralize Onglyza cases in a single federal court, alleging they suffered heart failure due to…
3rd TRT Bellwether Trial to Begin on November 6, 2017
The third Testosterone Replacement Therapy bellwether lawsuit is scheduled to go before the jury on November 6 with Auxilium Pharmaceuticals as the defendant for their…
BMS Plavix Case Ruling Affects $72 Million Talcum verdict
Based on the June 2017 Bristol-Myers Squibb case ruling, a Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals reversed a $72 million Talcum powder state court jury verdict, announced in favor of the…
Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804!
As a follow-up to our Opioids related news last month, we now have information that the JPML is out with their review decision regarding the…
Bellwether Trial Begins for Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits
Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits are progressing as per schedule set by Chief Judge Richard L. Young. On October 23, 2017, the first bellwether went to trial in the U.S. District Court for the…
Record $417 Million Talcum verdict Overturned, New trial ordered
J&J's appeal to overrule the $417 million verdict, which was the highest talcum verdicts so far and the first on California's list of Talcum trials was granted by Judge Maren E. Nelson, on October 20, 2017, and a new trial was ordered. The…
COVID-19 Delays First Zofran Trial
The first bellwether trial against GlaxoSmithKline's anti-nausea medication Zofran has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a monthly status conference,…
Calif. Man Claims To Restore $75M Roundup Damages
A Californian man who was awarded $75 million in punitive damages in a bellwether trial over Bayer AG's weedkiller Roundup, said that the verdict shouldn't have been…
New Bellwether Trial Dates Selection For Stryker Hip Lawsuits
The U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts released an amended case management order on March 2 informing all involved in the Stryker Hip Implant…