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Invokana Sales Figure Witness a Dip

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According to the fourth quarter 2017 sales earnings report released by J&J, Invokana made $262 million which was a 29% dip when compared to the previous reports. The low figures…

FDA Issues A Warning Letter To Allergan Over Breast Implant

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The U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Allergan, Inc., as the company failed to conduct post-approval studies on two…

Imerys Talc Will Sell Its Subsidiaries To Settle Talcum Lawsuits

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Imerys Talc, talc supplier of Johnson & Johnson will sell off its several subsidiaries to pay the settlement amount of thousands of talcum powder lawsuits filed by women…

Global Settlement announced before Axiron Bellwether Trial Begins

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Axiron bellwether trial dates, scheduled to begin on January 29 and March 5 this year, were vacated by the federal court after being informed by the counsels of the respective parties that a global settlement of all the claims was decided. The…

J&J To Discontinue Talc Sales In The U.S. & Canada

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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has decided to stop selling its talcum products in the U.S. and Canada due to declined consumer demand and misinformation about the safety of the…

Threatening letters received by Scientists

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A number of international scientists who were part of the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) team involved in the independent research about the potential cancer risks associated with…

Arguments On Damages Of First Roundup Verdict On June 2

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A California appeals court looks ready to uphold the nation’s first Roundup verdict but will likely reduce the $78.5 million judgment, which favored the plaintiff as the…

Third “Wave” Of 41 Roundup Cases Identified For Trial.

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The federal court system has identified the third “wave” of Roundup lawsuits amidst the thousand of unsettled cases alleging that the weedkiller leads to developing non-…

Bard Ordered to Pay $68 M in the First NJ Pelvic Mesh Trial

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The first New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Trial convened before Bergen County Superior Court Judge James DeLuca awarded $35 Million to the Plaintiff as punitive damages, a day after the jury had announced $33 Million as compensatory damages to the…

C.R. Bard Asked To Pay $33 M as Compensatory Damages

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C.R. Bard Inc. was ordered to pay $33 million as compensatory damages to the plaintiff by the New Jersey state court in the first C.R. Bard Transvaginal Mesh