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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects J&J's $2.1bn Appeal

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Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) petition to avoid paying the $2.1 billion awarded to 20 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer caused due to the company's talcum baby powder has been rejected by the U.S.…

Bayer Wins First Roundup Cancer Lawsuit

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Bayer wins a Roundup cancer lawsuit after the family of a 10-year-old boy who got diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma failed to provide relevant evidence claiming that the…

U.S. Army Veteran To Get $8.2M In 3M Lawsuit

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A federal jury has awarded $8.2 million in an ongoing series of bellwether trials to a U.S. military veteran who suffered hearing loss and tinnitus because of using 3M military…

Louisiana & Teva Pharmaceuticals Agree On $15M Opioid Deal

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The attorney general of Louisiana and Teva Pharmaceuticals have reached a $15 million settlement to deal with the opioid epidemic and claims throughout the state against the company…

Bayer Announces Five-point Plan to Resolve Roundup Claims

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Bayer has announced a five-point plan to deal with potential future Roundup claims following the denial of the proposed preliminary motion plan by Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the…

3M Wins Second Bellwether Trial In Earplug Lawsuits

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A Florida jury has cleared 3M of liability in the second bellwether trial which is a part of 236,000-plaintiff class action claims alleging the earplugs of defective design leading to hearing loss.…

Cherokee Nation Gets $75M To Deal With Opioid Crisis

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Three major drug distributors namely AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson will pay $75 million to Cherokee Nation over six-and-a-half years to resolve opioid-related…

Bayer's $2B Proposal For Roundup Lawsuits Settlement Rejected

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Bayer's proposal of a $2 billion Roundup class-action settlement to prevent future claims from the weedkiller users has been rejected by the U.S. district judge.

Earlier, Bayer announced a $9 billion…

Missouri Judge Announces Talc Verdict In J&J's Favor

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A federal judge of Missouri announced the talcum powder verdict in Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) favor where three women accused the company's product of causing ovarian cancer…

Essure Procedure Complications Continue To Grow

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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released data on May 17 regarding Essure birth control implant stating that there is a significant growth in the number of complications suffered by the…