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Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuits To Face Trial In April 2020
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The U.S District judge presiding in the Northern District of Georgia indicated that all federal Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits will face their first bellwether trial involving the recalled hernia mesh in April 2020.
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Lawsuit Claims Zostavax Vaccine Causes Shingles
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A California woman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 14, against Merck & Co., alleging that it sold an unreasonably dangerous and ineffective shingles vaccine.
…Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Against J&J's Talcum Powder
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A New Jersey woman filed a product liability lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on June 10, alleging that the…
Stay Lifted Over Lawsuits On 3M Earplugs
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The U.S District Judge recently lifted a stay for the discovery of 3M Combat Arms earplugs lawsuits and has allowed parties to start preparing claims for trial…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Zostavax
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On July 2, the children of a woman filed a lawsuit against Merck & Co. for the death of their mother allegedly caused due to the side effects of the shingles vaccine …
$500K Verdict Against J&J in Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit
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A plaintiff was awarded $500,000 in damages by the Philadelphia jury in the verdict against Johnson & Johnson’s unit Ethicon on June 28, after finding that the design defects in a…
GSK Proposes Reconsideration In Zofran Lawsuits
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GlaxoSmithKline has requested the federal judge presiding over all federal Zofran birth defect lawsuits to revisit the preemption defense, based on a recent ruling by…
Lawsuit Filed Over Generic Drug Makers Of Valsartan
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A recent complaint filed by a plaintiff on June 14 in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey indicated that he received contaminated valsartan pills for years,…
Ethicon Mesh Alleged For Infections, Recurrent Hernia
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On June 13, a Florida woman filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its Ethicon subsidiary for selling defective and substandard hernia mesh…
J&J To Be Sole Responsible In Talc Punitive Damages Trial
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will face a new trial on the issue of punitive damages, following the $12 million awarded in compensatory damages to a plaintiff on June 12, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma due to exposure to…
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