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Bayer Agrees To Pull Essure Off the U.S. Market

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Bayer recently announced to take Essure Birth control device off the U.S. market by the end of 2018, blaming “inaccurate and misleading publicity” for poor sales. The…

The Seventh Circuit Denies Auxilium Lawsuit revival

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The Seventh Circuit denied reviving a Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) lawsuit filed against Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. linked to…

FDA Rejected Pregnancy Warning Label For Zofran: GSK

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Another product liability lawsuit will join the centralized Roundup lawsuits under MDL No. 2741: Roundup Products Liability Litigation. The plaintiff, a…

J&J Faces Appeal To Reconsider $417 Million Jury Verdict

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Despite the death of an ovarian cancer victim her daughter and the acting trustee appealed the California jury's decision to dismiss the $417 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson. The plaintiff's lawyer has requested for the…

Court Releases Preservation Protocol For BHR Hip Implants

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In a case management order submitted recently, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake, presiding over the Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) systems complications, presented the protocols for preserving explanted hip…

J&J's Plea For Out-Of-State Mesh Cases Rejected

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A Pennsylvania appeals court dismissed Johnson & Johnson's petition to conduct an en banc hearing for a $13 million verdict  awarded to an Indiana woman over pelvic mesh injury claims, in the state of Philadelphia County

FDA Public Hearing Set For Fentanyl Patch Safety

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The U.S FDA scheduled a joint meeting on August 3 of its Drug Safety and Risk Management and Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products advisory committees to discuss the outcome of the recent evaluations of risk evaluation and mitigation…

New Jersey Judges Must Follow 'Daubert' Standards

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The State's Highest Court decided that New Jersey judges must follow "Daubert"  standards instead of federal standards for expert witness testimony. This decision will apply while determining the authenticity of the opinions for juries…

MDL Request Filed For Linear GBCA Cases

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Plaintiffs involved in the Linear Gadolinium-based Contrast Agents (GBCA) lawsuits filed a petition on July 31 in the U.S. Judicial Panel requesting for a…

First Androderm Bellwether Trial Date Vacated

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A master settlement agreement has been finalized by the parties involved in the Androderm litigation against Actavis. According to the Docket Entry posted on July 26, the Court has announced that the first Androderm bellwether trial…

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