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Federal Judge Plans JUUL Bellwether Case Selection Process
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U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick III, overseeing the federal JUUL multidistrict litigation (MDL), issued an order establishing the method for the parties to choose the cases that will be…
$600M Settlement Reached Over Opioid Addiction Drug Suboxone
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On Friday, Indivior PLC, a Chesterfield County-based drug company, agreed to pay $600 million after its subsidiary Indivior Solutions Inc., pleaded guilty in federal court in Abingdon over its…
Zantac Manufacturers Face DOJ Probe Over Cancer Lawsuits
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Sanofi-Aventis US LLC and GlaxoSmithKline LLC in a pair of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings said that they are facing a probe by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations that the heartburn drug,…
Missouri Court Refuses To Reconsider $2.1B J&J Talc Ruling
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Last Tuesday, a Missouri appellate court denied Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) motion to relook at its decision that upheld a jury's verdict over the company's talcum powder…
3M's Government Contractor Defense Motion Rejected
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U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers, presiding over all 3M earplugs lawsuits, issued an order last Friday, rejecting the manufacturer’s government contractor defense motion.
…Opioid Negotiation Class Creation Questioned
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On Tuesday, the Sixth Circuit Judge, David McKeague, questioned the requirement of the opioid negotiation class after hearing arguments from the manufacturers and distributors who…
Roundup Settlement Update: Litigation Paused Until Nov. 2
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Judge Vince Chhabria, overseeing the Roundup multidistrict litigation docket, in a case management conference held via zoom, indicated that he would retain the stay on the…
Belviq Manufacturers Try To Dismiss A Class Action Suit
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Last Wednesday, Eisai Inc., Arena Pharmaceuticals, and CVS Pharmacy filed a joint memorandum of law requesting Judge Philip M. Halpern in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed on…
NY Opioid Crisis: J&J Faces Insurance Fraud Claims
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is facing insurance fraud charges over opioid marketing and downplaying its addiction risks to doctors and elderly patients. The charges were filed by New York’s Department…
Roundup MDL: Three Law Firms Reach An Agreement With Bayer
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On Monday, three major law firms representing several plaintiffs involved in the Roundup litigation indicated that they reached an agreement with the manufacturer, Bayer.
Bayer AG has made the new…
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