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Antidote Praxbind Receives a Full FDA Approval
The new-generation oral anticoagulants like Pradaxa, Xarelto, and Eliquis, launched as superior alternatives to Warfarin, have been linked to severe internal bleeding problems…
Bellwether Trial For 3 Opioid Cases To Begin in March 2019
Judge Daniel Polster, appointed to oversee the Opioid litigation, selected three lawsuits to face trial in March 2019 against the drug manufacturers and distributors named in the litigation. This decision was made to support his efforts for…
Centralized Management for NJ Taxotere Lawsuits Requested
Taxotere linked thousands of lawsuits were centralized in October 2016 under MDL No. 2740 (in re Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation) before Judge Kurt D.…
Two 3M Bair Hugger System Lawsuits: Trial Ready
Two 3M Bair Hugger System cases were selected for the upcoming trial to begin on or after April 30, on the basis that the plaintiffs involved allegedly suffered…
25 3M Earplug Lawsuits Identified For Bellwether Trials
A group of 20 cases and five alternates has been identified by the U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers, to be a part of early 3M earplug bellwether trials, set to begin…
Plaintiff Awarded $60 Million in an Asbestos Lawsuit
The New York-based, nine-week-long trial involving the death of the plaintiff due to asbestos exposure ended with the Manhattan jury ordering the defendants to pay $ 60 million to the family of the plaintiff. The claim states that the man was…
Inadequate Warnings Expand Onglyza MDL
A growing number of Onglyza lawsuits are fast becoming a part of MDL No. 2809 established in February for coordinated pretrial proceedings. AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb are…
FDA Announces Another Zantac Recall
The U.S. Food & Drug Administrations (FDA) posted a recall notice on its website following which American Health Packaging recalled ranitidine tablets, as the heartburn medication contained unacceptable levels of N-…
NJ Ethicon Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Might Get MCL Status
The reports of early failure and complications resulting in the need for hernia revision surgery involving Ethicon Hernia Mesh lead to the filing of hundreds of lawsuits by…
Companies To Pay $1.25B Over Opioid Suits In West Virginia
In a proposed settlement, Communities in West Virginia said that they would get $1.25 billion from the defendants, which would help end most of the litigation stemming from the…