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Bayer Held Liable In The First California Roundup Appeal

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On Monday, Bayer was held liable for a former school groundskeeper's cancer, which was the first case to go to trial in the U.S. over the company's weedkiller Roundup, but the…

Hidden Documents Over Essure's Complications Revealed

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In an article published by the legal public watchdog group, Public Justice, on July 9, the…

Study Links PPI Drugs And Risk Of COVID-19 Infection

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Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles published a study in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, last week, indicating that the use of a class of medications known as proton pump inhibitors (PPI), which includes…

1-in-5 Women Affected By Essure's Allergic Reactions: FDA

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Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) ongoing study over Essure indicates that more than 20% of women implanted with the birth control device may be suffering from allergic or…

W.Va. Asbestos Trial Jury Selection To Begin Next Week

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On Tuesday, Judge Ronald E. Wilson of the First Judicial Circuit in West Virginia, who oversees the state’s asbestos docket, issued a notice announcing that the jury selection in…

BASF & Its Former Counsel Reaches $73M Asbestos Settlement

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In a motion, dated 23rd of July, for preliminary approval of the class action settlement, BASF Catalysts LLC and its longtime national counsel agreed to establish a $72.5 million settlement fund to compensate those plaintiffs, who alleged that…

Study Finds Vision Problems Progresses Post Elmiron Treatment

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A new study by researchers of the Emory School of Medicine on the interstitial cystitis drug, Elmiron, indicates that vision problems can continue to progress even after the usage of…

Plaintiffs Seek To Consolidate Elmiron Lawsuits

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On September 23, two plaintiffs who claim that the bladder medication, Elmiron, results in permanent vision problems have asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate and…

SSRIs Linked To Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Children

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JAMA Psychiatry published a study earlier this month, indicating that children who were prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (…

Calif's Third Virtual Asbestos Trial Gets Rolling

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On Monday, California's third virtual Asbestos trial kicked off with an argument by a former Navy sailor's counsel that the plaintiff was exposed to cancer-causing asbestos,…