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Case Management Date Set For Taxotere Multicounty Litigation

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As per an order issued on August 24 in Middlesex County Superior court, an initial Case Management Conference for Taxotere lawsuits has been scheduled for October 4…

JPML To Consolidate Zantac Lawsuits

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The U.S Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has decided to consolidate and centralize the growing number of Zantac lawsuits before U.S. District Judge Robin L…

SC Judge Tosses 200 Talc Lawsuits Over Jurisdiction Grounds

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Delaware Superior Court Judge Charles Butler dismissed 200 talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuits on Monday, which were filed by out-of-state plaintiffs…

86 Plaintiffs Claim Side Effects of Gilead HIV Drugs

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Last month 86 different plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Gilead Sciences alleging side effects of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (…

Biomet MDL Judge Remands 46 Cases To Plaintiffs' Home Courts

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Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. overseeing the Biomet M2a hip implant multidistrict litigation transferred 46 cases to the plaintiffs' home courts to resolve case-specific issues such as timeliness and spoliation. The judge opined in a…

AbbVie Has Tentative Plans To Exit Testosterone MDL

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Closely following Actavis and Endo, AbbVie Inc. recently filed a statement in Illinois federal court about reaching on a tentative deal to settle all Testosterone lawsuits pending in the multidistrict litigation against them.

Prolift Makers Appeals Court To Revive New Trial Denial

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Ethicon Inc. and Johnson & Johnson have submitted a request on September 6 with the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reconsider their motion for summary judgment and a new trial for a Prolift…

Plaintiff Withdraws Asbestos-In-Talc Claims On Trial Eve

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A plaintiff, who sued Johnson & Johnson for his alleged mesothelioma from asbestos exposure, agreed to dismiss his claims on the eve of a South…

Smoking & Asbestos Exposure Blamed For A Man's Mesothelioma

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Middlesex County Superior Judge Heidi Brieger told the jury that a plaintiff's late husband developed lung cancer as a result of smoking cigarettes and exposure to…

A $4.6 Million Asbestos Verdict Overturned in Illinois

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The Fourth District Appellate Court upended a $4.6 million verdict awarded to a plaintiff who claimed to develop mesothelioma (lung cancer) from inhaling