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Pa. Supreme Court Denies Janssen's Appeal

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied Janssen's appeal to review an intermediate court’s reinstatement of action over a lawsuit alleging that its antipsychotic drug

Trial Dates Expected for PPI Lawsuits

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On October 11, 2017, Federal Court summoned for a Status Conference for Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid Lawsuits. Trial dates are expected soon for this group of proton-pump inhibitors which have 275…

Invokana Case Management Conference Set for November 16

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Invokana cases have a case management conference to be convened on 16th of this month when both parties will get a chance to meet the judge to talk about how to handle the case.

The number of…

MDL request for Onglyza Lawsuits

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The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation was approached by a group of Plaintiffs to centralize Onglyza cases in a single federal court, alleging they suffered heart failure due to Onglyza. The…

3rd TRT Bellwether Trial to Begin on November 6, 2017

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The third Testosterone Replacement Therapy bellwether lawsuit is scheduled to go before the jury on November 6 with Auxilium Pharmaceuticals as the defendant for their testosterone…

BMS Plavix Case Ruling Affects $72 Million Talcum verdict

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Based on the June 2017 Bristol-Myers Squibb case ruling, a Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals reversed a $72 million Talcum powder state court jury verdict, announced in favor of the plaintiff's…

Bellwether Trial Begins for Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits

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Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits are progressing as per schedule set by Chief Judge Richard L. Young. On October 23, 2017, the first bellwether went to trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern…

Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804!

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As a follow-up to our Opioids related news last month, we now have information that the JPML is out with their review decision regarding the motion filed to centralize the opiate lawsuits filed that created…

Record $417 Million Talcum verdict Overturned, New trial ordered

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J&J's appeal to overrule the $417 million verdict, which was the highest talcum verdicts so far and the first on California's list of Talcum trials was granted by Judge Maren E. Nelson, on October 20, 2017, and a new trial was ordered. The…

Calif. Man Claims To Restore $75M Roundup Damages

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A Californian man who was awarded $75 million in punitive damages in a bellwether trial over Bayer AG's weedkiller Roundup, said that the verdict shouldn't have been…