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Court Overseeing Federal Invokana Lawsuits Schedules Science Day for July 19th
Federally-filed Invokana lawsuits are continuing to move forward in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. According to a Case Management Order dated June 1st, the Court will convene Science Day on July 19, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. State … Continue reading
Proton Pump Inhibitor Lawsuit Plaintiffs Make Second Bid to Consolidate Federal Kidney Claims
Plaintiffs seeking compensation for kidney injuries they allegedly sustained due to their use of proton pump inhibitors have launched a second bid to centralize all such federal lawsuits in a single U.S. District Court. A Motion filed with the U.S. … Continue reading
Hernia Mesh Lawsuit News: Multidistrict Litigation Created for Ethicon Physiomesh Claims
A new multidistrict litigation has been established in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, for all federally-filed hernia mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon, Inc.’s Physiomesh product. In a Transfer Order dated June 2nd, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict … Continue reading
Victim of Prolift Transvaginal Mesh Complications Awarded $2.16 Million in Fourth Pennsylvania Trial
A third Pennsylvania jury has ruled against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc. in a lawsuit involving one of the companies’ controversial transvaginal mesh devices. In a verdict delivered late last month, jurors in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas … Continue reading
Taxotere Lawsuit Court Overseeing Federal Hair Loss Claims Issues New Orders Addressing Discovery, Bellwether Trials
Taxotere lawsuits filed on behalf of breast cancer patients and others who allegedly experienced permanent hair loss following treatment with the chemotherapy medication continue to move forward in the multidistrict litigation underway in the U.S. District Court, Easter District of … Continue reading
Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Defendant Seeks Summary Judgment Ahead of Sixth Missouri Trial
Johnson & Johnson has motioned for summary judgment in three talcum powder lawsuits scheduled to go to trial next month is Missouri. In separate motions filed on April 17th, the company argued, among other things, that the plaintiffs lacked evidence … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s Fourth Transvaginal Mesh Trial Nears Conclusion, As Jury Deliberations Commence
Pennsylvania’s fourth transvaginal mesh trial is nearing its end, as jury deliberations were scheduled to begin today in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The Pennsylvania mass tort program has already concluded three pelvic mesh trials, all of which resulted … Continue reading
Illinois Man Files Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuit Following Failed Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair
An Illinois man who experienced serious complications following ventral incisional hernia repair has taken legal action against Ethicon. Inc., the manufacturer of the Physiomesh hernia patch used in the procedure. In a complaint filed with the U.S. District Court, Southern … Continue reading
Proton Pump Inhibitor News: Canadian Researchers Propose Guidelines for Deprescribing Popular Heart Burn Medications
Canadian researchers have proposed new guidelines for deprescribing proton pump inhibitors. Their recommendations, which were published this month in Canadian Family Physician, come amid growing concern that long-term proton pump inhibitor use may result in kidney failure and other serious … Continue reading
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