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Onglyza Lawsuit Court Revises Causation Discovery Deadlines
Hundreds of lawsuits involving cardiac side effects allegedly associated with Onglyza continue to move forward in a multidistrict litigation now underway in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky. According to a Case Management Order dated December 11th, the … Continue reading
Hotel Sex Trafficking Plaintiffs Request Centralization in Southern District of Ohio
Plaintiffs who have filed sex trafficking lawsuits against major hotel chains have asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to centralized their claims before a single U.S. District Court Judge in the Southern District of Ohio. Hotel Sex … Continue reading
Hearing Loss Plaintiffs Seek to Compel Production of 3M Combat Arms Earplugs Samples
More than 2,600 lawsuits that blame the 3M Company’s Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, for causing permanent hearing loss and tinnitus continue to move forward in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Why are Plaintiffs Seeking 3M Military … Continue reading
St. Louis Roundup Trial to Feature Testimony from Ex-Monsanto CEO
The former Chairman and CEO of Monsanto has been ordered to testify next month when a Roundup cancer lawsuit goes to trial in St. Louis, Missouri. Former Monsanto CEO Sought to Quash Plaintiff’s Subpoena Hugh Grant led Monsanto from 2003 … Continue reading
Contaminated Zantac: FDA Asks Drug Makers to Test All Ranitidine Lots
Nearly two months after issuing a contaminated Zantac warning, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is now asking pharmaceutical companies to test all lots of ranitidine-containing products for the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) – a probable human carcinogen. FDA’s Latest … Continue reading
On Cosmetic Talc Regulation, FDA Deferred to Industry
It appears the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has been ignoring the health risks associated with cosmetic talc for decades, possibly because of undue influence from Johnson & Johnson and other corporate interests. Cosmetic Talc and Asbestos: What’s the … Continue reading
2 More Monsanto Roundup Trials Postponed, as Settlement Talks Continue
Bayer AG has agreed to postpone a pair of upcoming Monsanto Roundup trials, giving settlement negotiators more time to resolve the massive and costly litigation. The trials were set to begin next month in California, and both involve plaintiffs who … Continue reading
Amid Zantac Cancer Scare, FDA Investigates Contaminated Diabetes Drugs
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration(FDA) is working to determine if metformin, a widely used diabetes drug, is contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), the same chemical that triggered multiple Zantac recalls earlier this year. According to Reuters, the FDA launched this … Continue reading
Over 160 Child Victims Act Lawsuits Filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court
More than 160 new child sexual abuse lawsuits have been filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court since a one-year window allowing survivors to move forward with decades-old claims went into effect under the recently passed New York Child Victims Act. The … Continue reading
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