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Plaintiff Wins $4M in First Bard IVC Filter Bellwether Trial
The federal jury overseeing the first Bard IVC Filter bellwether trial belonging to MDL No.: 2641 in re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation that began on…
Bayer Closer To Settle Roundup Lawsuits
On Friday, Bayer AG agreed to outline settlement terms with half a dozen law firms representing tens of thousands of plaintiffs claiming that its weedkiller Roundup causes…
Judge Young Dismisses Cook’s Second IVC Filter Bellwether
Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuits are progressing as per schedule set by Chief Judge Richard L. Young. On March 9, the second bellwether went to trial in the U.S. District…
AndroGel Retrial Awards $3.2 Million to the Plaintiff
In a retrial that started early March, AbbVie was ordered by a federal jury to pay $3.2 million to the plaintiff who claims he suffered a heart attack while using AndroGel. The jury awarded $200,000 compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive…
Risperdal Lawsuit: En Banc Hearing Denied: Pa. Superior Court
Defendants named in the Risperdal lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, had filed a motion early March requesting a rehearing…
Ohio State Unifies To Fight Against Opioid Companies
Attorney General Dave Yost and Gov. Mike DeWine announced the "One Ohio" agreement on Wednesday, stating that the Cities and counties representing more than 85% of Ohio residents have planned to come together with the state to seek…
Abilify Bellwether Trial Dates Set for Summer
Judge M. Casey Rodgers presiding over the centralized Abilify litigation has set three dates for the first set of bellwether trials. The first trial will begin on June 18, followed…
Jury Selection Over Bard’s First TVM Lawsuit
C.R. Bard, Inc. will face its first transvaginal mesh lawsuit in New Jersey before Bergen County Superior Court Judge James DeLuca. The Plaintiff is a woman who…
PPI Makers Deny Allegations in Master Complaint
Manufacturers of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) used in the treatment of heartburn have denied all allegations of liability, failure to warn, negligence and breach of warranty, among other claims raised in the “Master Complaint”.
Defendants…