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Opiate Lawsuits now centralized officially under MDL 2804!
As a follow-up to our Opioids related news last month, we now have information that the JPML is out with their review decision regarding the motion filed to centralize the opiate lawsuits filed that created…
Bellwether Trial Begins for Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits
Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits are progressing as per schedule set by Chief Judge Richard L. Young. On October 23, 2017, the first bellwether went to trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern…
COVID-19 Delays First Zofran Trial
The first bellwether trial against GlaxoSmithKline's anti-nausea medication Zofran has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a monthly status conference,…
Calif. Man Claims To Restore $75M Roundup Damages
A Californian man who was awarded $75 million in punitive damages in a bellwether trial over Bayer AG's weedkiller Roundup, said that the verdict shouldn't have been…
New Bellwether Trial Dates Selection For Stryker Hip Lawsuits
The U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts released an amended case management order on March 2 informing all involved in the Stryker Hip Implant…
Judge Allows Expert’s Report In Hernia Mesh Lawsuits
The U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus rejected the request made by the defendants to exclude supplemental expert reports submitted by plaintiffs over the first Bard …
New Bard Ventralex ST Implant Lawsuit Filed
NY Jury Awards a Man $1 Million In a Risperdal Lawsuit
A jury in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, awarded a 24-year-old male $1 million for the complications he faced and might have to face in the future regarding Risperdal linked…