Latest Mass Tort News and Updates

A hearing has been scheduled for late July, by U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria to consider a motion for approval of a class action settlement, which includes funding of more than $1.1 billion to help former users of…

On June 8, Acting Administrative Director of the Courts, Glenn A. Grant, issued a Notice To The Bar, stating that all…

An oral argument has been scheduled for this month by a panel of federal judges over the proposal of the centralization of Wright Profemur hip implant lawsuits for coordinated pretrial proceedings.

On June 26, the U.S. Judicial Panel on…

Last week, U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria, presiding over all Roundup lawsuits, indicated that he is doubtful about the agreement that affirms a settlement of more than $10…

On June 29, U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers issued a pretrial order indicating that the first 3M combat earplug bellwether case will go to trial on April 5, 2021.

In March 2020, the court identified a group of 25 cases to be a part of the…

The consumer rights advocacy group, Public Citizen, filed a petition with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on June 24, asking to add stronger warning labels for…

On June 26, the JMPL issued a Notice Of Hearing Session, indicating that a panel of federal judges will be hearing oral arguments this month over the…

Cook Medical Inc. has filed a motion seeking the dismissal of fraud claims brought by plaintiffs in the IVC filter multidistrict litigation, stating that the cases failed to plead all the elements necessary to establish fraudulent concealment.…

After nearly 40 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced changes to the clearance process for medical devices, which at present relies on the comparison with the predicate devices available in the market.

Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued an opinion, stating that claims filed seeking vision monitoring program by the former users of Elmiron…