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FDA Okays New Generic Version of Valsartan To Curb Shortage

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On March 12, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new generic version of valsartan (Diovan) to ease the recent shortage of blood pressure medicine…

Elderly Couple’s Roundup Trial Begins Today in California

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As the first Roundup bellwether trial is still in progress before the federal jury, a separate state court trial will begin today involving claims…

Georgia Talcum Trial Ends In Mistrial

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On Tuesday, a Fulton County State Court jury failed to reach a verdict in a case involving Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talcum powder, which allegedly caused a woman…

Phila. Jury Ordered J&J To Pay $8B Over A Risperdal Lawsuit

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On Tuesday, a Philadelphia jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $8 billion in punitive damages over its antipsychotic drug Risperdal, which…

Judge Orders PFS Filing For Valsartan Cancer Claims

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U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler in the District of New Jersey ordered the plaintiffs to submit a Plaintiff Fact Sheet (PFS), giving case-specific information about their…

LivaNova To Settle 75% of 3T Heater-Cooler Litigation

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LivaNova PLC, leading medical technology provider declared to settle close to 75% of litigation in the U.S. linked to the company's 3T heater-cooler…

Upcoming Roundup Trial Postponed: Bayer

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On Sunday, Bayer said in a statement, the upcoming trial date October 15, 2019, for Winston v. Monsanto in St. Louis City has been postponed with a court status conference in February 2020.

The Winston lawsuit, involving 14…

Pa. Judge Tosses Essure Birth Control Suits As Time-barred

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U.S. District Judge John Padova dismissed numerous claims brought by plaintiffs who sued Bayer over Essure birth control device's complications finding that the…

FDA Updates REMS For Close Monitoring of Fentanyl Overdoses

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared that the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl (TIRF) medications was updated on March 27, in view of implementing a new…

Monsanto Faces Third Roundup Trial A Day After $80M Verdict

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A day after a California jury awarded $80 million to a man suffering from cancer due to Roundup use, an Oakland jury heard opening statements for a…