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First Bard IVC Bellwether to be tried in Two Phases
The first Bard IVC Filter bellwether belonging to MDL: 2641 in re: Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation is scheduled to convene on March 14 this year before…
Ohio Cities Face Opioid Epidemic Amidst Current Pandemic
Reports claim that amidst the pandemic outbreak, two Ohio cities, Dayton and Columbus, are facing a sharp rise in opioid overdose (OD) death rates.
Ann Stevens with…
Zantac Lawsuit Proceedings To Be Held Via Video Conferences
The U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg indicated that Zantac lawsuits would continue to move forward via video conferencing, following the disruption caused by the…
BSC’s appeal to Reverse the $18.5 Million TVM Verdict Denied
Boston Scientific Corp.’s appeal to reverse a 2014 transvaginal mesh verdict was declined by the federal court. A total of $18.5 million was awarded by the jury…
Roundup Settlement Talks Delayed Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Bayer AG said that the coronavirus pandemic is slowing down the settlements talks over thousands of plaintiffs who claim that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
The company…
Zantac Lawsuits: Procedures To Implement Census Established
Parties involved in the Zantac litigations are asked to conduct a two-stage census to provide more information about all filed and unfiled claims by U.S. District Judge Robin L.…
New Case Management Order for Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuits
A new case management order has been released by the federal court overseeing nearly 522 plus proton pump inhibitor (PPI) lawsuits. The drugs in question include Nexium,…
JPML flags off Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler MDL
A decision to centralize at least 39 lawsuits involving the Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System into a multidistrict litigation in Pennsylvania was…
MDL No. 2809 created for Onglyza Lawsuits
Finally, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation gave a nod for centralization of all the federally-filed Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR lawsuits in a single U.S.…
Ethicon Physiomesh MDL Lawsuits continue to grow
Another Ethicon Physiomesh product liability lawsuit was filed by a California woman naming Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon as the defendants as she experienced complications following the mesh implant. This case though filed in the U.S.…