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Australian Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Continues, as Senior Johnson & Johnson Exec takes the Stand
Testimony continued this week in a transvaginal mesh lawsuit trial involving hundreds of Australian women, as a senior Johnson & Johnson executive took the stand to defend his company’s handling of the controversial implants. According to The Guardian, the Johnson … Continue reading
Risperdal Lawsuit Plaintiff Given Leave to Amend Off-Label Marketing Claims Against Generic Drug Maker
A Risperdal lawsuit plaintiff will be permitted to amend his off-label marketing claims against two generic drug makers, after a Texas federal judge found that the allegations were inadequately pled. According to HarrisMartin.com, Malcom Wydermyer alleges that his use of … Continue reading
Johnson & Johnson Seeks to Overturn $417 Million Verdict Awarded in California’s First Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Johnson & Johnson is seeking to overturn the $417 million verdict awarded last month at the conclusion of the state’s first talcum powder lawsuit trial. The verdict currently stands as the largest ever awarded in a case involving the alleged … Continue reading
Amid Teething Tablets Recalls, European Scientists Warn Homeopathic Remedies “Risk Significant Harm”
Nearly a year after U.S. consumers were cautioned against treating children with homeopathic teething tablets and gels, scientists in Europe are warning that the “promotion and use of homeopathic products risks significant harms”. The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) … Continue reading
Court Overseeing Cook Medical IVC Filter Lawsuits Allows Deposition of Former Company President
The federal court overseeing thousands of IVC filter lawsuits filed against Cook Medical, Inc. will allow plaintiffs to depose the company’s former president. Plaintiffs had requested to depose Kem Hawkins in early 2017. He had been with Cook Medical for … Continue reading
Invokana Lawsuits Move Forward, With Issuance of New Case Management Order
Hundreds of Invokana lawsuits continue to move forward in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, where all federally-filed product liability claims involving the Type 2 diabetes treatment have been consolidated before a single judge to facilitate coordinated pretrial … Continue reading
Man Left Struggling to Walk After Fluoroquinolone Toxicity from Cipro
A man in the U.K. claims that that the toxic side effects of Cipro have left him so ill, simple tasks like walking have become an enormous struggle. “My health and my life have been destroyed,” Richard Pyne recently told … Continue reading
First Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Heading to Trial in Ireland
Courts in the Republic of Ireland are getting ready to convene that nation’s first trial involving transvaginal mesh. In an interview with thejournal.ie.com, one transvaginal mesh attorney disclosed that she had been contacted by roughly 25 women who experienced “unidentified … Continue reading
DePuy Hip Lawsuit Plaintiff Granted Motion for New Trial
A woman who claims she was seriously injured by a recalled DePuy hip replacement has been granted a new trial, after an Illinois state court judge found that testimony by one of her expert witnesses was wrongly excluded. Carol Strum … Continue reading
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