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Doctors Warned About Fluoroquinolones Prescription by CDC

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning doctors not to prescribe fluoroquinolones unnecessarily for conditions that don’t require antibiotic…

No Signs Of Settlements In The Ongoing Xarelto Litigation

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No signs of settlements in the ongoing Xarelto Litigation currently underway in the Eastern District of Louisiana, leads U. S. District Judge Eldon Fallon to order two…

Coronavirus Scare Delays Major Opioid Trial

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Honorable Vito C. Caruso, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Courts Outside New York City, announced that a major opioid trial that would have started on March 20, 2020…

J&J, Imerys Appeal to Reverse the $117 M Talc Verdict

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Defendants Johnson & Johnson and Imerys, its talc supplier, have appealed the $117 million New Jersey verdict announced earlier this month and deny the presence of

A 2015 Zimmer Hip Replacement Lawsuit Verdict Reversed

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The first Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Replacement lawsuit, which was tried before Judge Amy D. Hogue in L.A. County Superior Court in August 2015, resulted…

PPI Litigation Plaintiffs Urge Early Bellwether Trial Dates

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With the expected rise in the size of the proton pump inhibitor MDL litigation and chances of the number doubling or even tripling in the coming years, the Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel submitted a written request on April 27 before presiding U.S.…

Roundup Trial Deadlines Pushed As Settlement Talks Continue

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The U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, presiding over all Roundup lawsuits, agreed to push back several deadlines in the litigation and vacated a trial set to begin later…

The first win for 'Xarelto Plaintiff'

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The first Philadelphia Xarelto bellwether trial, convened in the Philadelphia's Complex Litigation Center, not only went in favor of the plaintiff but also was the first win for a '…

Opioid MDL Approved; Purdue May Opt Global Settlement

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On December 5, 2017, a formal nod came in for the formation of Opioid MDL: 2804 by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. To promote the just and efficient conduct of…

Bayer AG Reaches Deal On Major Portion Of Roundup Lawsuits

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<p>Actos (pioglitazone) is an oral diabetes medicine of the thiazolidinedione (TZD) class used to treat Type 2 diabetes. Actos is manufactured by Japanese pharma giant Takeda Pharmaceutical and marketed by Eli Lilly, one of the largest drug…