Mass Tort News

In a notice published on Wednesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court granted multicounty litigation (MCL) status to all the pending and future hernia mesh lawsuits…

In a joint report issued on August 10, parties involved in the C.R. Bard IVC Filter litigation involving a plaintiff's case outlined their respective views about the…

In an August 8 order, issued by U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, a group of 40 cases has been picked for the second Abilify bellwether trial over gambling risks. Both…

U.S. District Judge Edward G. Smith dismissed a plaintiff's claims over defective Zimmer prosthetic hip implant stating she failed to file the case within the two-year statute of limitations.

The plaintiff underwent total hip…

In an order issued on July 30, the federal court overseeing the Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) litigation, established the form, procedure, and schedule for the completion and service of Defendant Fact Sheets (DFS).

The…

An Ohio jury recently postponed the first bellwether trial date for the Opioid litigation to six months from the earlier date. U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster…

In a landmark judgment on August 10, a San Francisco jury awarded the groundskeeper $250 million in punitive damages and nearly $40 million in compensatory damages over his alleged cancer.

The plaintiff, who is nearing…

Taxotere lawsuits alleging permanent hair loss side effect continue to move forward in the federal litigation in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of…

Judge Rex Burlison in Missouri’s 22nd Circuit Court, St. Louis, confirmed on Tuesday the $4.7 billion award for 22 plaintiffs who alleged that asbestos…

In a motion filed on August 14 in the Eastern District of Tennessee, Exactech Inc. agreed on a summary judgment in a plaintiff's case involving allegations regarding the company's AcuMatch hip implant. The move was taken considering the…