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New Bellwether Trial Dates Selection For Stryker Hip Lawsuits

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The  U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts released an amended case management order on March 2 informing all involved in the Stryker Hip Implant

Judge Allows Expert’s Report In Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

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The U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus rejected the request made by the defendants to exclude supplemental expert reports submitted by plaintiffs over the first Bard

New Bard Ventralex ST Implant Lawsuit Filed

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C.R. Bard and Davol will have to defend yet another product liability lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri by a Missouri woman who alleges she faced adverse reactions due to the Ventralex ST…

NY Jury Awards a Man $1 Million In a Risperdal Lawsuit

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A jury in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, awarded a 24-year-old male $1 million for the complications he faced and might have to face in the future regarding Risperdal linked…

March 2021 Trial Date For Opioid Lawsuits In West Virginia

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A trial date of March 2021 has been set by a panel of judges from West Virginia for hearing the lawsuits filed by counties, cities, towns, and hospitals claiming the damages caused due to the…

Plaintiff Wins $4M in First Bard IVC Filter Bellwether Trial

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The federal jury overseeing the first Bard IVC Filter bellwether trial belonging to MDL No.: 2641 in re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation…

Bayer Closer To Settle Roundup Lawsuits

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On Friday, Bayer AG agreed to outline settlement terms with half a dozen law firms representing tens of thousands of plaintiffs claiming that its weedkiller Roundup causes…

Hundreds of Incretin Mimetics Lawsuits Reinstated

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Nearly 700 lawsuits, all involving antidiabetic drugs Byetta, Victoza, Januvia, and Janumet, were reinstated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…

Judge Young Dismisses Cook’s Second IVC Filter Bellwether

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Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits are progressing as per schedule set by Chief Judge Richard L. Young. On March 9, the second bellwether went to trial in the U.S. District…

AndroGel Retrial Awards $3.2 Million to the Plaintiff

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In a retrial that started early March, AbbVie was ordered by a federal jury to pay $3.2 million to the plaintiff who claims he suffered a heart attack while using AndroGel. The jury awarded $200,000 compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive…

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