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A Final Bid To Hold J&J Responsible For Opioid Crisis

Categories: General

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter made his final bid on Wednesday forcing Johnson & Johnson to pay $17 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic,…

NY Talc Trial, J&J Hit With $300M In Punitive Damages

Categories: Verdicts

J&J has been hit with $300M in punitive damages over a talcum powder lawsuit, on Friday, following a recent verdict held in NY.

A…

Class Action Alleges Valsartan As An Unapproved Drug

Categories: General

The valsartan class action lawsuit has alleged that the recalled generic versions of the blood pressure medication distributed in recent years should be considered…

5000 Plus Bair Hugger Lawsuits Tossed

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On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Joan Erickson of the District of Minnesota granted summary judgment against more than 5,000 lawsuits over 3M’s surgical warming blankets that sought to exclude the plaintiffs’ general causation experts…

Roundup Lawsuits: Plaintiffs Advance Dozens For Trial

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According to a case management study submitted on May 29, plaintiffs attorneys have asked the U.S. District Judge to start preparing dozens of cases for individual trial dates against…

Roundup Lawsuit: Monsanto Requests Reversal On $80M Verdict

Categories: General

Last month, Monsanto was held liable for causing a 70-year-old man Non-Hodgkin lymphoma after getting exposed to Roundup for which the court ordered…

Jury Cleared J&J & Colgate In Travel Agent’s Talc Lawsuit

Categories: General

On Friday, a Kentucky jury after less than an hour of deliberations cleared Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Colgate-Palmolive over claims that their talcum…

Monsanto Faces First Roundup Lawsuit in Australia

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Micheal Ogalirolo, an Australian gardener, has sued Monsanto over alleged harm caused by its weed killer Roundup. This case is considered to be the…

FIGO Indicates A Global Roundup Ban

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A position statement has been issued by The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) on July 31, indicating the removal of glyphosate, the active ingredient in…

Plaintiff Wins $7M In Retrial Verdict Against Zimmer

Categories: General

A plaintiff, who suffered from chronic pain as a result of Zimmer’s defective implant and was forced to undergo two hip replacement operations…