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Roundup MDL Judge Circulates Draft of Plaintiff Fact Sheet

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Judge Vince Chhabria, overseeing the Roundup litigation has circulated a draft of a plaintiff fact sheet (PFS) after both the parties weighed in with…

Arguments Over GDD Lawsuit Centralization on September 27

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The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML)  will consider oral arguments on whether to consolidate all Gadolinium Deposition…

$1 Million Risperdal Verdict Overturned

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In the September 21 order issued by Chief Judge Glenn T. Suddaby for the Northern District of New York, a $1 million Risperdal verdict was overturned indicating…

Mistrial Announced In Ethicon's TVM Lawsuit by Philly Jury

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The seventh transvaginal mesh trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas concluded with the jury declaring a deadlock in the case involving…

BHR Hip THA Cases To Have A Special Mediator

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Judge Catherine C. Blake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland appointed John W. Perry Jr. of Perry Dampf Dispute Resolutions as a special mediator to oversee the parties involved in the settlement of Smith &…

Plaintiff Awarded $2.1 Million In Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit

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An eight-day trial concluded on September 19 with the Tennessee Circuit Court for Maury County jury declaring $2.1 million in an asbestos verdict to…

Mistrial Announced For J&J's Talcum-Asbestos Case

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The California Superior Court for Los Angeles declared a mistrial in the latest talcum powder…

Stryker Secur-Fit & C-Taper LFit Linked To Design Defects

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In a recently filed product liability lawsuit, Stryker Howmedica Osteonics Corporation's hip implant component Secur-Fit femoral stem and C-Taper LFit…

Risperdal Plaintiff Allowed To Replead A Negligent Claim

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In an order issued on September 30, 2018, Judge Donald Cabell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, allowed the plaintiff to replead his negligent failure-to-warn claims linked to…

NY Judges Favors Defendant Over Design Defect Claim

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In an order issued on September 29, 2018, Judge Alison Nathan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, tossed a lawsuit filed against C.R. Bard's…