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J&J Talc Supplier Files Asbestos Claim Dismissal Motion

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Whittaker Clark & Daniels, Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder supplier, submitted an appeal to dismiss an asbestos-in-talc lawsuit filed against them,…

Janssen Agrees To Centralization Of Elmiron Lawsuits

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Last week, Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. filed a response over the centralization of Elmiron lawsuits, indicating that the company…

E-cigarettes Manufacturers Alleged For Targeting Minors

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Decorah Community School District, a rural public school district located in Decorah, Iowa, filed a lawsuit against manufacturers of JUUL e-cigarettes, claiming that they targeted children by employing illegal marketing tactics, which resulted in…

OxyContin Maker To Plead Guilty And Pay $8.3B Over DOJ Probe

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Purdue Pharma LP, the pharmaceutical company owned by the Sackler family and the manufacturer of OxyContin, agreed to plead guilty to three criminal charges over its involvement in fueling the…

Zantac MDL Judge Outlines Census Data Access Details

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Last month, U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, overseeing the Zantac litigation, issued a pretrial…

Bayer's Report Indicates Loss & Flags Higher Roundup Deal

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Bayer issued a third-quarter report today, indicating a challenging quarter impacted substantially by the Covid-19 pandemic and the legal action over Roundup, which is in the news…

9th Cir. Affirms To Drop Plavix Makers’ Injunction Case

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Last week, a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed the decision of…

Roundup Settlement Deadline Missed; Litigation Might Resume

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On Monday, attorneys representing Roundup manufacturer filed a joint case management statement and litigation plan with U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, overseeing the…

Four Major Drug Companies Offer $26B Opioid Settlement Deal

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A $26 billion opioid deal has been put forward by three major drug distributors and a large drug manufacturer to resolve thousands of lawsuits brought by the state and local…

Federal Judge Appoints Leadership Committee In ParaGard MDL

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On Friday, Judge Leigh Martin May of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, presiding over the multidistrict litigation (MDL) docket for ParaGard IUD injury cases, appointed a group of 25 plaintiffs’ lawyers for various…

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