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Hundreds of Incretin Mimetics Lawsuits Reinstated

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Nearly 700 lawsuits, all involving antidiabetic drugs Byetta, Victoza,…

Judge Young Dismisses Cook’s Second IVC Filter Bellwether

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Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits are progressing as per schedule set by Chief Judge Richard L. Young. On March 9, the second bellwether went to trial in the U.S. District…

Risperdal Lawsuit: En Banc Hearing Denied: Pa. Superior Court

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Defendants named in the Risperdal lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, had filed a motion early March requesting a rehearing…

AndroGel Retrial Awards $3.2 Million to the Plaintiff

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In a retrial that started early March, AbbVie was ordered by a federal jury to pay $3.2 million to the plaintiff who claims he suffered a heart attack while using AndroGel. The jury awarded $200,000 compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive…

Ohio State Unifies To Fight Against Opioid Companies

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Attorney General Dave Yost and Gov. Mike DeWine announced the "One Ohio" agreement on Wednesday, stating that the Cities and counties representing more than 85% of Ohio residents have planned to come together with the state to seek…

Abilify Bellwether Trial Dates Set for Summer

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Judge M. Casey Rodgers presiding over the centralized Abilify litigation has set three dates for the first set of bellwether trials. The first trial will begin on June 18, followed…

Jury Selection Over Bard’s First TVM Lawsuit

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C.R. Bard, Inc. will face its first transvaginal mesh lawsuit in New Jersey before Bergen County Superior Court Judge James DeLuca. The Plaintiff is a woman who…

PPI Makers Deny Allegations in Master Complaint

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Manufacturers of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) used in the treatment of heartburn have denied all allegations of liability, failure to warn, negligence and breach of warranty, among other claims raised in the “Master Complaint”.

Defendants…

A 2015 Dismissed Mesothelioma Case Reopens

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A decision to reopen a mesothelioma case, dismissed in 2015, was taken by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey based on the discovery of a pre-1980 sample of Scotts Turf Builder, allegedly identified as the source of the…

Atrium Mesh Lawsuits: Monthly Status Conference on March 8

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The Atrium C-Qur Hernia Mesh lawsuits centralized in 2017 under MDL 2753 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire include all types of C-Qur…