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NJ Supreme Court Agrees To Consolidate Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

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The New Jersey Supreme Court has planned to merge all hernia mesh lawsuits, which allege Ethicon’s Prolene Hernia System of causing injuries to the plaintiffs. All…

Alameda County Favors Defendant In a Mesothelioma Trial

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An Alameda County Jury in California Superior Court has ruled in favor of Hennessy Industries LLC, a successor of AMMCO Tools Inc., dismissing allegations by a plaintiff that he developed mesothelioma due to the…

Weil-McLain Ordered To Pay $8.45 Million in an Asbestos Case

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In a recent verdict, a Los Angeles County jury announced $ 8.45 million to be awarded to a victim's son over the lawsuit allegations that the victim developed mesothelioma due to the…

Bayer AG To Stop Private Sales Of Roundup

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Bayer AG is planning to stop private sales of Roundup herbicide as a part of ongoing settlement talks to resolve thousands that it is facing for causing non-Hodgkin’s…

Risperdal Manufacturing Defect Claims Against Janssen Tossed

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In an order issued on August 29, 2018, Judge Lorna Schofield stated that the jury found no valid evidence in the allegations by a plaintiff that Janssen Pharmaceuticals is liable for design defects in their antipsychotic drug…

18 More Cases Head To the Second Fluoroquinolone Bellwether

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U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim announced in a pretrial order issued on August 17 that 18 more cases would be included in the second stage of bellwether trials for nerve damages linked to Avelox and Cipro, each party is required to…

Case Management Date Set For Taxotere Multicounty Litigation

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As per an order issued on August 24 in Middlesex County Superior court, an initial Case Management Conference for Taxotere lawsuits has been scheduled for October 4…

JPML To Consolidate Zantac Lawsuits

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The U.S Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has decided to consolidate and centralize the growing number of Zantac lawsuits before U.S. District Judge Robin L…

SC Judge Tosses 200 Talc Lawsuits Over Jurisdiction Grounds

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Delaware Superior Court Judge Charles Butler dismissed 200 talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits on Monday, which were filed by out-of-state plaintiffs…

86 Plaintiffs Claim Side Effects of Gilead HIV Drugs

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Last month 86 different plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Gilead Sciences alleging side effects of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (…