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Two Risperdal Cases Allowed To Seek Punitive Damages

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Judge Arnold New on Friday allowed two boys to pursue punitive damages linked to their claims against Johnson & Johnson unit that they were not given an appropriate warning about the alleged breast growth due to…

Davol Dulex Product Liability Claims Allowed To Proceed

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In an order issued on September 12, Judge Pamela Reeves of the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee allowed product liability claims by Plaintiff Martha Karen Jones against Davol, Bard in Davol Dulex…

Product Liability Claims Against 3M Dismissed

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In an order issued on September 10 by Judge Joan Ericksen of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, design, manufacturing, negligence, and breach of warranty claims by an Ohio resident Nancy Axline against…

Jenkins Bros. Ordered To Pay $7 Million in an Asbestos Trial

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A recent asbestos trial concluded with a New York Supreme court for Erie County announcing $7 million in favor of the plaintiffs representing James Stock Jr., now a 60-year-old and a former laborer at Jenkins Brothers Valve Company. The…

Imerys Agrees To Settle Asbestos-related Mesothelioma Case

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Johnson & Johnson’s Talcum powder supplier Imerys Talc America has agreed to settle the claims made by a plaintiff that years of…

Scrotum Amputation Lawsuit Filed Over Invokamet Consumption

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Amidst recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings regarding flesh-eating infections due to Invokana and similar diabetes drugs, a product liability lawsuit…

Class Action Lawsuit For Talc-Cancer Warnings Rejected

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A majority opinion issued recently by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected the class action lawsuit, filed by Mona Estrada in April 2014, claiming economic damages for all the women who purchased Johnson &…

J&J Ordered To Pay $29 Million To A Mesothelioma Victim

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A California Jury asked Johnson & Johnson to pay $29.2 million as damages along with punitive damages in the sixth talcum powder trial concerning…

Roundup Cases Set For Spring 2019 Bellwether Trials

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The U.S. District Vince Chhabria presiding over the Roundup multidistrict litigation has assigned 4 cases for Spring 2019 trial and has ordered all…

Defendant Opposes Bellwether Pool Reduction in Stryker MDL

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The defendant involved in the Stryker LFIT V40 Femoral Head MDL submitted a brief on September 6, requesting Massachusetts federal judge to deny the…