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Bayer's New Tactic In Roundup Settlement Talks
Bayer’s Attorney general is trying to settle all the U.S. lawsuits over their Roundup weedkiller causing cancer, and while doing so, the company is looking forward to…
J&J To Pay $344M Over Mesh Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has to pay $344 million over the lawsuits alleging the company for deceptive marketing of surgical mesh devices for use in…
Cuyahoga, Summit Counties Opioid Trial Set For Oct. 2020
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster in an order stated that he would preside over a trial starting Oct. 7, 2020, for claims made by Cuyahoga and Summit counties against pharmacy companies for fuelling the…
J&J CEO Testifies In NJ Court Over Talcum Powder Trial
Johnson & Johnson's Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky was called for the first time in the court, to testify in the lawsuit of the company's baby powder, causing…
Philly District Sued Over Asbestos Contamination In School
A union representing Philadelphia school teachers has demanded the school district to address the widespread asbestos problems by monitoring and removing asbestos from…
Plaintiffs Claim Recalled Valsartan Pills Preserved Badly
Attorneys representing plaintiffs in the federal valsartan litigation indicated that the drug makers have not preserved recalled pills properly, possibly spoiling or…
Practice Fusion, Inc. To Pay $145M In Opioid Case
On Monday, Vermont U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan announced that the company Practice Fusion, Inc., will pay $145 million to settle criminal and civil charges as they encouraged physicians to prescribe…
Warren County Sues 29 Companies Over Opioid Crisis
On Friday, Warren County filed a lawsuit in the United States Federal District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Bowling Green Division, against 29 companies involved in the manufacturing, selling, and distribution of…
Hair-Loss Patients Lose In Taxotere MDL
On Thursday, Louisiana Federal Judge Jane Triche Milazzo rejected reconsidering lawsuits filed by two Taxotere patients who alleged drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis for…
High Profile Roundup Trial Postponed By Bayer
Bayer AG has agreed to the court's decision to postpone a high profile trial over its controversial weedkiller Roundup in Missouri as thousands of lawsuits are pending for…