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J&J Allowed To Move Talc Case To County Court
On Wednesday, February 13, Missouri Supreme Court granted Johnson & Johnson's request to move a talcum powder case out of St.Louis City Court into…
NJ Ethicon Proceed & Prolene Mesh Cases May Get MCL Status
The New Jersey Supreme Court announced plans to establish a new consolidation program for all hernia mesh lawsuits filed in the state to include all lawsuits involving Ethicon Proceed and Prolene products and will be deciding whether…
Long Beach Jury Clears J&J In Asbestos Talc Trial
On Friday, Oct.11, a California jury freed Johnson & Johnson (J&J) of allegations a plaintiff who claimed that the company's talcum powder contained…
Roundup Cancer Trial Updates
On Wednesday, February 13, a federal judge indicated that he might toss a Roundup lawsuit involving claims filed by a plaintiff claiming that Monsanto…
Jury Refuses To Award Punitives in Cook IVC Filter Trial
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana declined to award punitive damages to a plaintiff who was granted $3 million in compensatory damages in the third Cook IVC Filter bellwether case.
The trial,…
Bard IVC Filter Lawsuits: Case Management Order Issued
In a case management order issued on February 8, U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell agreed to consider a proposal submitted by C.R. Bard, requesting the court to establish a separate track for…
Smith & Nephew Failed To Toss Synergy Hip Replacement Case
In an order issued on February 6, Arkansas federal Judge Timothy Brooks denied summary judgment request filed by Smith & Nephew in a lawsuit involving its Synergy Stem artificial hip, finding questions of fact whether the hip…
Talc Suit Tossed A Day Before Heading To Trial
A Philadelphia Judge dismissed claims filed against Colgate-Palmolive Co. that the company's Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder was the reason for a woman's mesothelioma…
The FDA Approves J&J, Bayer's Xarelto
On Monday, Oct.14, Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Xarelto (…
Monsanto Ordered To Take Deposition Of Man Dying From Cancer
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California, presiding over all Roundup lawsuits, issued a pretrial order on Wednesday, February 6, indicating that Monsanto must take the deposition of a man dying of non-…