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Attorney’s Widow Seeks To Toss GSK's Paxil Case Win
On December 19, attorneys for a plaintiff filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting to determine whether her claims were preempted because federal law prevents GlaxoSmithKline from adding a suicide warning label in…
J&J Appeals Okla's $465M Opioid Verdict
On Monday, attorneys on behalf of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Janssen Pharmaceuticals filed an appeal over Oklahoma judge’s ruling to pay $465 million to help the state recover from the…
Gilead Shifting Patients To Newly Approved Drug Descovy
Gilead is working to shift its Truvada pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) users to Descovy, the newer HIV drug approved by the FDA for PReP treatment.
Descovy, known as tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), is a newer generation of HIV drugs…
Arizona's Opioid Claim Against Sacklers Rejected
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court Rejected a case filed by the Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich against the Sackler family to compensate billions of dollars they allegedly raided from the company Purdue Pharma LP.
According…
Glyphosate Lawsuits Postponed For Settlement Talks
Glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup lawsuits are being postponed to allow more time for talks on a settlement following an agreement between Bayer and plaintiffs in its…
20 PPI Lawsuits To Head Towards Bellwether Discovery Pool
Last updated on April 30, 2024.
Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuits over kidney problems including Nexium, Prilosec, and other similar drugs have…
Opioid Crisis: Ohioans Could Vote For “Recovery Foundation”
In March, Ohioans could vote for a novel state constitutional amendment, proposed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, to collect and distribute the millions of dollars that would be recovered from settlements with the…
Opioid Crisis: School Sues Manufacturers & Distributors
The Miami-Dade County School Board, the nation's fourth-largest school district, filed a federal lawsuit against major manufacturers and distributors claiming that they should be compensated for the money spent to keep…
Opioid Crisis: Hard-Hit Counties Opt For Individual Lawsuit
The opioid class action, created to help settle thousands of lawsuits, has been weakened after the local governments in regions affected by the opioid epidemic opted to…
Opioid Crisis: Part Of Insys Conviction Overturned
The U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston has overturned parts of racketeering conviction against Insys Therapeutics founder and former sales executives, stating the prosecutors failed to prove that the manufacturer…