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Cases Identified For Trials In Ethicon Physiomesh MDL
U.S. District Judge Richard Story, presiding over all federal Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits, identified four cases that will be prepared for early bellwether trials set to begin…
NJ Appeals Court Reinstates Two Talcum Powder Lawsuits
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the New Jersey Superior Court reinstated two lawsuits alleging Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talcum powder of causing cancer; the lawsuits…
Covidien Mesh Products Lawsuits Centralization Rejected
A motion filed by the manufacturer of Covidien hernia mesh products asking for consolidation was rejected by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML),…
Taxotere Lawsuits Piling Up
Roundup in troubled waters
Another report released this August confirms that Monsanto was involved in influencing and curbing the release of damaging scientific data regarding the safety and efficacy of Roundup…
Xarelto Defendants: Third Time Lucky
The third straight win for Xarelto defendants in the Xarelto MDL No. 2592 bellwether trial, boosts the defendant's stand regarding the safety and efficacy of Xarelto. Bayer released a statement saying, ''that its FDA-…
Nexium Lawsuits Not Deterring Perrigo for the OTC Launch
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has finally given a go to Perrigo Company Plc., to market a store-brand equivalent of Nexium 24HR which is an OTC version of Nexium used to treat heartburns. Owing to the fact…
Taxotere in the News
Taxotere, a chemotherapy drug approved by the FDA for treating cancer in 1996, is currently the subject of several lawsuits in multiple states as the announcement hit the news that the first lawsuit filed under MDL…