Mass Tort News

On June 13, a Florida woman filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its Ethicon subsidiary for selling defective and substandard hernia mesh…

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will face a new trial on the issue of punitive damages, following the $12 million awarded in compensatory damages to a plaintiff on June 12, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma due to exposure to…

According to a motion filed this month, Plaintiff  Executive Committee (PEC) indicated that Merck has refused or delayed to provide adverse reports which include details of injuries, complications, and other negative experiences…

According to Monsanto, repeated misconduct by plaintiffs’ counsel influenced jurors who awarded more than $2 billion to a couple in California in the trial over…

On June 17, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking certification for a negotiation class, a new structure that will be representing all 24,500 cities and counties in the United States as part of an…

An in-person status conference was convened by the Southern District Court of Ohio on June 25, with counsel for PSC and counsel for defendants, to discuss various matters on the Bard…

Two plaintiffs filed product liability lawsuits against 3M Earplugs Company and Aearo Technologies, LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of…

A Daubert hearing began on Monday in the multidistrict litigation over Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talcum based baby powder, claimed of causing ovarian cancer…

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has identified nearly 60 Roundup cases from four different states to be prepared for remand and individual trial…