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3M To Face 1st Bair Hugger System Bellwether Trial on May 14

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The first Bellwether trial in Bair Hugger System multidistrict litigation (MDL) commenced on May 14, 2018, in Minnesota Federal Court. According to the plaintiff…

Jury Confirms $4 M Punitive Damages for Mesothelioma Victim

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Los Angeles jury announced $4 million as punitive damages on May 24, 2018, in favor of Plaintiff Joanne Anderson, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma and awarded $21.7 million as compensatory damages on May 23. The plaintiff alleged she…

Zimmer Kinectiv Hip Replacement Case Filed Over Metallosis

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On May 19, Judith Harms from Minnesota filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of Zimmer Kinectiv Hip Replacement System in…

16 Zofran Lawsuits to be Picked for Early Bellwether Trials

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On May 17, 2018, U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor ordered both parties involved in the Zofran litigation over birth defects to pick a total of 16 cases to proceed to…

Jury Slams J&J with $21.7 Million Verdict in Asbestos Trial

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A 68-year old woman was awarded $21.7 million on May 23 by the Los Angeles jury for the lawsuit filed against Johnson & Johnson and its talc supplier Imerys, claiming she was diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to…

Judge Refuses Defendants’ Plea to Bifurcate PPI Litigation

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The plaintiffs and defendants involved in Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) kidney injury litigation submitted contradicting proposals last month on how to proceed with the multidistrict litigation (MDL) witnessing a growing number of…

Lawsuit Filed Against C.R. Bard’s Dulex Hernia Mesh

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Martha Karen Jones filed a complaint against C.R.Bard in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the infections caused due to the defectively designed Bard Dulex…

Plaintiff & Defendant Fact Sheets for Ethicon Physiomesh MDL

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Observing the growing number of Ethicon Hernia Mesh complaints, the Federal Court decided to adopt the Plaintiff and Defendant Fact Sheets, last week, for use…

Bard IVC Filter Lawsuit: Motion Filed For A New Trial

Categories: Settlements

C.R. Bard filed a motion on April 23, 2018, seeking a new trial after Plaintiff Sherri B was rewarded $4 million in the March IVC Filter bellwether trial by the…

Talcum Mesothelioma Lawsuit Underway in South Carolina

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Johnson & Johnson, Imery’s Talc America, and the Rite Aid drug store chain are the defendants named in the Talcum Powder lawsuit that went to trial on May…