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Plaintiffs Not in Favor of Splitting Roundup MDL Trial
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Plaintiffs involved in Monsanto's weed killer Roundup litigation opposed the federal judge's proposal to bifurcate upcoming bellwether trials into…
Parties to Discuss Tolling Argument Status For PPI Lawsuits
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As per a joint status report submitted by the parties of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) litigation on December 14, there are currently 16,000 tolling argument claims submitted. If the arrangement is not extended, each of these claims may…
FDA To Discuss TVM Complications in February Next Year
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As per a notice posted at the Federal Registry, members of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Advisory Committee will soon convene a meeting on February 12, 2019, to discuss…
Boeing Co. To Face an Asbestos Suit In Federal Court
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In a December 14 ruling, 7th Circuit of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Amy St. Eve stated the Boeing Co.‘s removal of an asbestos-linked mesothelioma…
Defendants’ Talc Suit Summary Judgment Motion Denied
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In an order submitted on December 10, the New York Supreme Court rejected Colgate-Palmolive's motion for summary judgment in a Cashmere Bouquet talcum…
Plaintiffs Seek To Uphold $13M Hillshire Asbestos Verdict
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Attorneys representing the family of a man who died of mesothelioma three years ago are requesting the court to uphold a $13 million asbestos verdict…
CDC Reports Fentanyl as The Most Dangerous Drug in The U.S.
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On December 12, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Center for Health Statistics published a National Vital Statistics Report warning that the…
J&J To Pay More Than $400 M To Resolve Hip Device Suits
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Johnson & Johnson recently agreed to pay more than $400 million to settle some product liability cases concerning Pinnacle hip-replacement devices. The officials indicated an average of about $125,000 per case to resolve about 3,300…
Federal Court Asks To Store Hernia Mesh Samples For Testing
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In an order submitted on December 18, defendants must furnish eight exemplary samples for ten different variations of Ethicon Physiomesh at the earliest by next month. The Court expects some of the samples to be kept for other purposes…
FDA Warns Fluoroquinolone Can Lead To Aortic Dissection
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In a drug safety alert sent out on December 20, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that systemic use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics like Levaquin…
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