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Cook Medical Asks Court To Drop Fraud IVC Filter Claims

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Cook Medical Inc. has filed a motion seeking the dismissal of fraud claims brought by plaintiffs in the IVC filter multidistrict litigation, stating that the cases failed to…

FDA To Modify the 40-year-old 510(k) Clearance Process

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After nearly 40 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced changes to the clearance process for medical devices, which at present relies on the comparison with the predicate devices available in the market.

Nationwide Class Over Elmiron Vision Monitoring Cases Denied

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Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued an opinion, stating that claims filed seeking vision monitoring program by the former users of Elmiron

Breast Implants Labeling Recommendations By The FDA

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On September 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release, providing final guidance on breast implant labeling recommendations and information regarding health…

PPI MDL: Cases To Be Selected For First Bellwether Trials

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U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi, overseeing the proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) multidistrict litigation docket, released a joint proposed case management order, which indicated that the bellwether pool would be reduced to six cases by the…

Plaintiffs Seek Centralization For ParaGard IUD Litigation

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On September 24, the plaintiffs involved in the ParaGard IUD lawsuits filed a motion asking the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate the cases…

C.R. Bard To Pay $60M Over Mesh Lawsuits Filed By 48 States

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Pelvic mesh manufacturer C.R. Bard, a unit of Becton, Dickinson and Company, commonly known as BD, agreed to pay $60 million to resolve lawsuits filed by 48 states…

Bayer Held Liable In The First California Roundup Appeal

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On Monday, Bayer was held liable for a former school groundskeeper's cancer, which was the first case to go to trial in the U.S. over the company's weedkiller Roundup, but the…

Hidden Documents Over Essure's Complications Revealed

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In an article published by the legal public watchdog group, Public Justice, on July 9, the…

Study Links PPI Drugs And Risk Of COVID-19 Infection

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Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles published a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, last week, indicating that the use of a class of medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPI), which includes…