The federal court overseeing hernia mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon, Inc.’s Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh is moving forward with plans to convene a series of bellwether trials beginning early next year. Just over 2,000 Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits are pending in the … Continue reading
Bayer AG’s Roundup woes grew significantly worse this week, after the German company was forced to issue an apology for secret Monsanto lists that apparently targeted its critics. Roundup Litigation Could Cost Bayer Billions Bayer acquired Monsanto in 2018 for … Continue reading
Attorneys representing military veterans in class action lawsuits involving the 3M Company’s allegedly defective military earplugs have asked a federal judge to establish a separate track for their cases. 3M Military Earplugs Lawyers to Discuss Two-Track Proposal in June There … Continue reading
Bayer AG lost its third straight Monsanto Roundup trial yesterday, when a jury in California’s Alameda County Superior Court ordered the German company to pay more than $2 billion in the latest case involving glyphosate and its alleged link to … Continue reading
A federal judge has denied Johnson & Johnson’s bid to immediately transfer more than 2,000 talcum powder lawsuits to Delaware federal court, where the company had hoped to pursue a single defense strategy. 14,200 Talcum Powder Lawsuits Pending Nationwide Johnson … Continue reading
Researchers in the U.K. have identified a more “user friendly” alternative that could help many children avoid serious Dilantin side effects. Dilantin and CSE Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a tonic-clonic seizure that doesn’t stop either on its own or … Continue reading
The family of a Kentucky man who recently succumbed to liver cancer has filed a valsartan lawsuit alleging his wrongful death resulted from the ingestion of tainted prescription pills. Valsartan Lawsuit Allegations According to the May 1st filing in the … Continue reading
Bayer AG could be facing its largest Monsanto Roundup verdict yet, after a plaintiffs’ attorney urged jurors in California to consider $1 billion in damages as punishment for the German company’s purported glyphosate cover-up. 2 Previous Juries Ordered Bayer to … Continue reading
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) will convene an advisory panel meeting later this month to address injuries and complications associated with the use of surgical staplers and internal staple systems. The two-day meeting of the General & Plastic … Continue reading