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Jury Cleared J&J & Colgate In Travel Agent’s Talc Lawsuit

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On Friday, a Kentucky jury after less than an hour of deliberations cleared Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Colgate-Palmolive over claims that their talcum…

Monsanto Faces First Roundup Lawsuit in Australia

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Micheal Ogalirolo, an Australian gardener, has sued Monsanto over alleged harm caused by its weed killer Roundup. This case is considered to be the…

FIGO Indicates A Global Roundup Ban

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A position statement has been issued by The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) on July 31, indicating the removal of glyphosate, the active ingredient in…

Plaintiff Wins $7M In Retrial Verdict Against Zimmer

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A plaintiff, who suffered from chronic pain as a result of Zimmer’s defective implant and was forced to undergo two hip replacement operations…

Valsartan Blamed For Lung And Pancreatic Cancer

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In the latest complaint filed by a couple in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on May 29, Camber Pharmaceuticals, Hetero USA, Inc., and The Kroger Company have been alleged for selling defective and dangerous…

3M Earplugs Presentations Scheduled On Science Day In August

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According to an order issued by Judge Rodgers on June 4, a “Science Day” is being rescheduled for Monday, August 26, where the non-adversarial presentation would be designed to educate the court about the issues that will arise in the…

Janssen's $2.5M Risperdal Verdict Appeal Declined

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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiaries, Janssen Pharmaceutical, appeal to reverse the $2.5 million gynecomastia verdict against its drug Risperdal

Roundup Bellwether Trial Delayed To February 2020

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On August 1, considering a request from the parties for deadline extensions, U.S District Judge Vince Chabbaria delayed the second Roundup bellwether trial to…

Opioid Crisis: Insys Therapeutics Agrees To Settle For $225M

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Insys Therapeutics Inc. has agreed to pay $225M to end criminal and civil investigations imposed by the federal government over allegations that the company bribed doctors to prescribe a powerful and addictive…

Bellwether Trial Pool: 16 Zostavax Vaccine Cases Selected

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In the recently centralized Zostavax litigation, MDL No. 2848., in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, presiding Judge Harvey Bartle III…