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More Lawsuits Filed Against 3M Earplugs

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More than 300 military veterans have filed lawsuits against 3M for deliberately manufacturing defective earplugs, which resulted in hearing loss during combat in Iraq…

First Trial Of Proton Pump Inhibitors To Begin In November

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The federal court has scheduled to begin the first "bellwether" trial from the thousand lawsuits of Nexium and other proton pump inhibitors (PPI) on November 15, 2021.

$8 Billion Risperdal Verdict Slashed to $6.8 Million

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On Friday, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Kenneth Powell drastically cut the $8 billion jury award passed October last to $ 6.8 million in punitive damages over Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ antipsychotic drug…

California Court Restores Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuits

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In an opinion filed on November 6, a California Court of Appeal, 2nd District reinstated product liability cases against a group of drugmakers sued for providing an inadequate warning about the risk of developing pancreatic cancer…

FDA Approves New Potent Opioid 'Dsuvia'

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Amidst the opioid addiction crisis, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new opioid for use called Dsuvia. It has been approved for use in wounded…

Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Want $4.7 Billion Talc Verdict Intact

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Plaintiffs' lawyers involved in the talcum powder litigation strive to keep the $4.7 billion ovarian cancer verdict intact. The massive verdict was…

Plaintiff's Motion For a New Bair Hugger Trial Rejected

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In an order issued on October 27, Minnesota federal judge Joan N. Ericksen denied a couple's motion for a new trial in the first Bair Hugger bellwether case against 3M. The order stated that the court did not exclude evidence that would…

Zimmer’s Persona Knee Implant Clears FDA 510(k)

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Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. announced on October 31 that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Persona revision knee system used in the…

DaVita Agrees To Pay $383.5 Million in A Wrongful Death Case

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One of the largest dialysis providers, DaVita Inc., recently agreed to pay $383.5 million to the families of three patients who died of cardiac arrest following dialysis treatment at DaVita's. The Denver-based company was ordered to…

Risperdal Plaintiffs Request To Toll Statute of Limitations

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Attorneys representing the two men who developed excessive breast tissue growth due to Risperdal medication filed a brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on…