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NHL Cancer Victim Demands $412 Million As Damages

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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…

MDL Status Granted To 53 Bard Polypropylene Cases

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In an order issued by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) on August 2, about 53 Bard hernia mesh lawsuits pending in 21 federal district court…

Oklahoma Opioid Case Remanded Back to State Court

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U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange announced that the opioid lawsuit filed by the state of Oklahoma against the drug makers does not "necessarily rise" federal…

Abilify “Global Settlement” Plans by Sept. 1, 2018

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Judge M. Casey Rodgers, overlooking Abilify multidistrict litigation (MDL), recently ordered September 1, 2018, as the deadline for the drugmakers to declare a way…

Purdue's Motion To Dismiss Opioid Marketing Case Rejected

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Merrimack County Superior Court Judge John Kissinger rejected Purdue Pharma's motion to dismiss claims filed against it over opioid’s deceptive marketing in New…

Oral Arguments Hearing Scheduled For GDD MDL

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In an order issued on August 16, the U.S. JPML agreed to hear oral arguments on September 27, in San Francisco, California, regarding the centralization of

South Korea Restricts Gadolinium Use Over Safety Concerns

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Health Regulators in South Korea declared a temporary ban on Linear gadolinium agents as lawsuits against gadolinium MRI contrast dyes spike up across the…

MCL Status Granted For Some Ethicon Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

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In a notice published on Wednesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court granted multicounty litigation (MCL) status to all the pending and future hernia mesh lawsuits…

Bard IVC Filter Cases Set For Trial; Another Case Postponed

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In a joint report issued on August 10, parties involved in the C.R. Bard IVC Filter litigation involving a plaintiff's case outlined their respective views about the…

Abilify Cases Selected For The Second Bellwether Trial

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In an August 8 order, issued by U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, a group of 40 cases has been picked for the second Abilify bellwether trial over gambling risks. Both…