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Group Of Canadian Women Share $21.5M Over Mesh Lawsuit

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Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $21.5 million to a group of 325 women who suffered side-effects of their medical device called transvaginal mesh.

Indiana Man Claims Years of Roundup Caused NHL

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A product liability lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri by a man from Indiana against Monsanto over the controversial weed killer…

Plaintiff Allowed to Present Evidence in 2nd IVC Filter Case

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The U.S. Federal Judge David G. Campbell, overseeing thousands of IVC Filter lawsuits centralized in the United States District Court District of Arizona, released a Case…

Antidote Praxbind Receives a Full FDA Approval

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The new-generation oral anticoagulants like Pradaxa, Xarelto, and Eliquis, launched as superior alternatives to Warfarin, have been linked to severe internal bleeding problems…

Bellwether Trial For 3 Opioid Cases To Begin in March 2019

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Judge Daniel Polster, appointed to oversee the Opioid litigation, selected three lawsuits to face trial in March 2019 against the drug manufacturers and distributors named in the litigation. This decision was made to support his efforts for…

Centralized Management for NJ Taxotere Lawsuits Requested

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Taxotere linked thousands of lawsuits were centralized in October 2016 under MDL No. 2740 (in re Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation) before Judge Kurt D.…

Two 3M Bair Hugger System Lawsuits: Trial Ready

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Two 3M Bair Hugger System cases were selected for the upcoming trial to begin on or after April 30, on the basis that the plaintiffs involved allegedly suffered…

25 3M Earplug Lawsuits Identified For Bellwether Trials

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A group of 20 cases and five alternates has been identified by the U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers, to be a part of early 3M earplug bellwether trials, set to begin…

Inadequate Warnings Expand Onglyza MDL

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A growing number of Onglyza lawsuits are fast becoming a part of MDL No. 2809 established in February for coordinated pretrial proceedings. AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb are…

Plaintiff Awarded $60 Million in an Asbestos Lawsuit

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The New York-based, nine-week-long trial involving the death of the plaintiff due to asbestos exposure ended with the Manhattan jury ordering the defendants to pay $ 60 million to the family of the plaintiff. The claim states that the man was…