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Taxotere Hair Loss Cases Finalized For Upcoming Bellwether
Taxotere hair loss lawsuits move forward in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana for upcoming six bellwether trials which include 18 additional…
Second Mistrial Announced in a J&J Talc Cancer Suit Retrial
A second South Carolina jury failed to reach a verdict in a retrial case filed against talcum powder giant Johnson & Johnson involving claims filed…
Getinge AB Sets Aside $200 Million For Atrium Hernia Mesh Cases
Getinge AB, the Swiss parent company of Atrium Medical Corporation, has set aside an amount totaling to $200 million (SEK 1.8 billion) to cover the ongoing costs of litigation and future hernia mesh settlements involving around 900…
J&J Cleared Over Asbestos Cancer Claims Linked To Talcum
Following almost a seven-week long jury trial, Johnson & Johnson was successful in persuading a California jury to dismiss claims made by a woman that the …
Partial Win For Wright Medical in a Hip Implant Lawsuit
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., named as the defendant in a hip implant lawsuit filed by a plaintiff, was granted a partial motion to dismiss a part of the plaintiff's complaint but denied the motion to strike her request for punitive…
21 Abilify Cases Remanded Back to Their Home State Courts
U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, overseeing the Abilify gambling multidistrict litigation No. 2734, granted plaintiffs' omnibus motion request to remand 21 cases to California…
Aggressive Trial Pace Set For Pa. Risperdal Mass Tort Cases
Pursuant to the January 2018 decision by a three-judge-panel in Pennsylvania Superior Court, plaintiffs can now seek punitive damages in lawsuits filed over male breast growth caused by side effects of…
37 Ethicon Physiomesh Cases For The Initial Discovery Pool
The parties involved in the Ethicon hernia mesh litigation filed a notice on November 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia,…
A Maryland Judge Dismissed 12 Time-barred BHR Lawsuits
In an order issued on November 19, Judge Catherine Blake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland tossed 12 complaints filed over defects of Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing system, stating the statute of…
Monsanto Appeals $78 Million Roundup Cancer Verdict
On November 20, agribusiness giant Monsanto filed a notice of Appeal in San Francisco Superior Court challenging the $78 million verdict in favor of a cancer-stricken California man who blamed the company's…