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Californian Woman Sues Bayer Over Roundup

Categories: General

A 70-year-old Californian woman has sued Bayer by making allegations that after regular usage of the company's Roundup weedkiller, she developed Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

As per…

Massachusetts Girl Gets $11.5M In Medical Malpractice

Categories: Verdicts

A jury awarded $11.5 million in medical malpractice to an 18-month-old girl in Massachusetts. In April 2009, the girl, now 11, was brought to Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts by her father after she started vomiting and showed…

Kaiser Permanente Faces $25M Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Categories: Settlements

A man has sued Kaiser Permanente, a healthcare company, whose neurosurgeon performed brain surgery on Zimmer, which resulted in permanent brain damage to him.

According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was suffering from headaches,…

Quadriplegic Victim’s $9.5M Settlement Approved

Categories: Verdicts

A jury awarded $11.5 million in medical malpractice to an 18-month-old girl in Massachusetts. In April 2009, the girl, now 11, was brought to Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Massachusetts by her father after she started vomiting and showed…

Merck's Appeal In Zostavax Lawsuit Rejected

Categories: General

The U.S. District Judge rejected an appeal from Merck that requested the court to dismiss a claim of the Zostavax vaccine lawsuit considering the statute of limitations clause.…

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain To Pay $15.5M Penalty

Categories: Settlements

United States Attorney announced that Guardian Elder Care Holdings, Inc. and its related companies have to pay $15,466,278 as a settlement for the unnecessary rehabilitation therapy to patients for meeting the financial targets rather…

WVa Opioid Lawsuit To Go For Trial in April 2022

Categories: General

West Virginia's lawsuit against several drugmakers alleging the manufacturers of misguiding information about the painkiller drugs opioid will go to trial next April, as indicated by…

School Settles Lawsuit Filed By The Family Of A Drowned Boy

Categories: Settlements

The family of a 15-year old pupil of San Ramon Valley High School who drowned in the school’s swimming pool in Danville in May 2018, received an $8 million settlement.

Parents of the boy who drowned in the pool filed a lawsuit six…

Pinnacle Hip Implant Plaintiffs Get $245 Million in Damages

Categories: Settlements

U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade bestowed $245 million on six plaintiffs involved in the lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics, over the alleged Pinnacle Hip Implant defects. The verdict was declared in…

Summary Judgment For J&J's Mentor TVM Reversed

Categories: Verdicts

A three-judge panel in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the summary judgment granted to a plaintiff in a case against Johnson & Johnson unit Mentor Worldwide LLC over the alleged complications related to the company's…