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Stryker Bellwether Case Selection & PFS Filing Dates Altered

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The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts overseeing Stryker Hip Replacement lawsuits has extended the date for Plaintiff Fact Sheets…

Onglyza MDL Awaiting Approval Status

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Another heart failure lawsuit filed recently now awaits a nod for from the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for centralization of all federally-filed Onglyza and…

First Bard Hernia Mesh Bellwether Trial Slated For Sept 29

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On September 29, the first bellwether case in Bard hernia mesh lawsuits will go before the federal jury for which the U.S. District Judge has outlined the pretrial and…

AndroGel Maker Win the Third Bellwether Case

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AndroGel maker AbbVie, won the verdict in the third bellwether case as the jury found that the testosterone replacement therapy maker was not…

Nexium: MDL No. 2757

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Nexium: MDL No. 2757; in re: Proton-pump inhibitor Products liability litigation, created in August 2017, presided by Judge Claire C. Cecchi, in the U.S. District of New Jersey. Other…

Filing of Hip Replacement Lawsuit on the Rise

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A metal-on-metal hip litigation, centralized since May 2017 and involving at least 200 Smith & Nephew Birmingham lawsuits, is witnessing a steady inflow of product liability cases. Recently, a lawsuit was filed by a Minnesota man in the U.S.…

Talcum Powder Lawsuit Filed Over Omitted Safety Information

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A group of plaintiffs has filed a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for not updating the Talcum Powder label to warn the consumers, especially women…

PPI Plaintiffs Request Judge to Club 300 Individuals Cases

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Gauging filing Short Form Complaint would not suffice to handle the wave of expected PPI lawsuits, Co-Lead Counsel for the plaintiffs filed a proposed case management order (PDF), requesting temporary clubbing of at least 300 plaintiffs…

Defendants Deny Asbestos Presence in Talcum Powder

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During the closing arguments of a Mesothelioma lawsuit, the counsel representing defendants Johnson & Johnson and its talc supplier, Imerys Talc America Inc., and Cyprus Amax Minerals Co., an Imerys predecessor, stated that the…

Ovarian Cancer Urges a Woman to File a Lawsuit against J&J

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A lawsuit was filed against Johnson & Johnson, Imerys Talc America, and Personal Care Products Council in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by a woman from Massachusetts, who alleges that the long-term use of…