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Valsartan Lawyers To Be Appointed to Leadership Roles

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A case management order issued on April 2, by Judge Robert B. Kugler, presiding over federal valsartan lawsuits, called for leadership counsel to send a notice to…

Tenneco Granted Summary Judgment In an Asbestos Cancer Case

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Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. (Tenneco) was granted summary judgment by the Delaware Superior Court in an asbestos lung cancer lawsuit…

Ethicon Manages To Toss Defective Pelvic Mesh Claims

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On April 17,  a Philadelphia jury ruled in favor of a Johnson & Johnson unit, tossing claims made by a woman that the company's defectively designed

Multiple Plaintiffs Win $37.3M Talc Verdict Against J&J

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A six-member New Jersey state court jury awarded $37.3 million to four plaintiffs who developed mesothelioma from inhaling asbestos allegedly present in Johnson…

FDA Orders Halt On The Sale of Vaginal Mesh Products

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On Tuesday, April 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered Boston Scientific and Coloplast to stop the sale of their pelvic mesh

Federal Judge Approves 3M Earplugs Single Track Litigation

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U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers rejected the two-track litigation proposal, allowing all class action lawsuits and individual personal injury claims involving the 3M…

California Judge Orders Mediation For Roundup Lawsuits

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An upcoming trial date against Monsanto over its Roundup weedkiller was vacated by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria as he ordered the parties to enter into…

23 States To Support Purdue's Opioid Settlement Deal

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Twenty-three states and three territories have agreed to Purdue Pharma's multibillion-dollar settlement deal over the claims that the drugmaker illegally marketed opioid…

Purdue's Bankruptcy Protection May Affect Opioid Plaintiffs

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An email was sent across on Saturday by two state attorneys general, Tennessee Republican Herbert Slatery and North Carolina Democrat Josh Stein, who are directly involved in the negotiations with the maker of OxyContin and the Sackler…

J&J's Effort To Avoid A Punitive Damages Trial Denied

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Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) effort to avoid a Risperdal punitive damages trial has been denied by Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L…