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Appeals Court Orders New Trial Against C.R.Bard

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A three-judge panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals in Kansas City granted a new trial in C.R. Bard's transvaginal mesh lawsuit. The jury allowed…

Invokana Plaintiffs To Submit Documents For Pending Claims

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In an order issued on August 16, Judge Martinotti presiding over Invokana lawsuits, instructed the plaintiffs whose claims remain unresolved to submit additional…

Scotland Plans To Boycott TVM Use For Pelvic Surgery

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As the complications related to transvaginal mesh used to treat pelvic prolapse and stress urinary incontinence continues to build up, Scotland takes…

A $3 Million Verdict Reversed Over Generic Drug Suicide

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The Seventh Circuit sanctioned the appeal filed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), to reverse a $3 million jury award given to the widow of a victim, stating that the company cannot be held liable as the victim took a generic version of GSK's…

MCL Status Granted For Taxotere Hair Loss Lawsuits

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The New Jersey Supreme Court announced a multicounty (MCL) status for hair-loss lawsuits against Taxotere manufacturers on Tuesday, confirming the centralization of…

General Causation, Daubert Hearing Set For Talcum MDL

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A case management order was submitted recently in which Judge Wolfson confirmed general causation and Daubert hearings schedule on the link between Talc

Arthrex Accused Of False Marketing Recalled Knee System

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In an August 8 complaint filed in the U.S. District Court District of Pennsylvania, a plaintiff alleges that Arthrex Inc.’s recalled iBalance knee replacement device, he was implanted with, was faulty and required him to undergo a…

Glyphosate To Remain in Prop 65 List Supreme Court Confirms

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Herbicide manufacturer Monsanto's appeal to boycott the decision to tag glyphosate found in Roundup weed killer as carcinogenic was rejected by the…

Defendants Named in The GDD Litigation Oppose Centralization

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Gauging the growing number of cases, a group of plaintiffs involved in the Linear Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents (GBCA) lawsuits filed a petition…

Jury Orders J&J To Pay $9M In Talc-Asbestos Case

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On Thursday, a Miami jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay a Florida-based woman $9 million after finding that their talc-based product caused the woman's…