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Allergan Biocell Lawsuits: Plaintiffs Seek To Form MCL

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The plaintiffs involved in the Allergan Biocell breast implant lawsuits asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to consolidate all the cases before one state…

Mesh Trials Pushed As COVID-19 Crisis Continues

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The Covid-19 pandemic has urged U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus, presiding over all hernia mesh lawsuits involving C.R. Bard products, to postpone the start dates for the…

EPA Sued Over Roundup Reauthorization

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Two environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claiming that it failed to protect U.S. health and environment by approving the active ingredient of…

Parties Propose Direct Filing Of Zantac Cases

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A proposal to allow direct filing of Zantac cases in the federal multidistrict litigation (MDL) has been brought by the parties involved in the recalled heartburn drug lawsuits.

Roundup Weed Killer Lawsuits going Strong

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Roundup Weed Killer: MDL No. 2741, in re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation was created in October 2016, before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in…

Plaintiffs appeal to overturn first two Xarelto verdicts

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Plaintiffs of the first two Xarelto bellwether cases have now decided to approach the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit presenting appeals to overturn the verdicts of their cases. This…

Additional Depositions Granted for Pa. TVM Lawsuits

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The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas overruled a motion filed by J&J subsidiary Ethicon requesting the court to decline the deposition notices that the Transvaginal mesh lawsuit plaintiffs had sent to…

FDA releases Opioid-related Safety announcement

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Within weeks following the release of an FDA safety warning, 'FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns about serious risks and death when combining opioid pain or cough medicines with benzodiazepines and requires its…

A Steady Rise in the Filing of Onglyza Lawsuits

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With more than 80 product liability lawsuits already pending in the federal court, Onglyza MDL No. 2809 is witnessing a steady rise in the number of lawsuits as expected.…

Another Talcum Powder Lawsuit filed

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Another product liability lawsuit has been filed by a woman from South Carolina against Johnson & Johnson and others, alleging that the use of talcum powder sold under their names, led to her diagnosis of ovarian cancer and the need…