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J&J Fueled Okla. Opioid Crisis: Drugmaker To Pay $572M

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Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman ordered drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. to pay $572 million after finding that the consumer products giant fueled the state's…

Purdue Pharma Proposes $10-12B To Settle Opioid Crisis

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Drugmaker and distributor Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, have proposed $10 billion to $12 billion to settle more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits…

Bard IVC Lawsuits: Remand Order Suggestion Issued

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U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell determined about 600 Bard IVC filter cases are ready to be returned to different federal district courts nationwide for…

Georgia’s First Talcum Ovarian Cancer Trial Is Set To Begin

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On Monday, September 9, the trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talc-based baby powder that caused ovarian cancer to a woman is set to begin in Atlanta. In the first case of its kind, Georgia jurors will have a…

Summary Judgment Awarded To UCC In Asbestos Case

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The Delaware trial court awarded summary judgment to Union Carbide Corp. over an asbestos lawsuit filed against it after finding that the chemical company relied…

Laws To Implicate Complete Ban on Asbestos

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In a recent press conference held this week, New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., and a group of Congressional representatives discussed ‘The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos

Former FDA Inspector On Valsartan Recalls

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According to a news report, former FDA inspector Massoud Motamed said that he had warned about problems with valsartan manufacturing facilities in China and India…

Appeal Against Dismissal Of Purdue Pharma Lawsuits

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On May 14, 2019, the North Dakota Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem, informed that the state would appeal against the dismissal of its suit alleging that Purdue Pharma fueled the

Monsanto Appeals Against $2B Roundup Verdict

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Monsanto would be appealing against a recent $2.055 billion verdict based on the findings of a U.S. regulatory agency who stated the herbicide is safe to use.

In a recent trial held on May 13, 2019, a California couple…

Direct Filing Procedures Approved For 3M Earplug Lawsuits

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According to a pretrial order issued by Judge Rodgers on May 05, all future federal 3M earplug lawsuits can be filed directly in the Northern District of…