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Bayer Awaiting Third Monsanto Roundup Verdict
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
FDA Panel Meeting to Address Surgical Stapler Injuries
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
3M Military Earplugs Plaintiffs Can Now File Directly in Federal MDL
Veterans who blame the 3M Company’s military earplugs for their service-related hearing loss and tinnitus may now file lawsuits directly in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. All federally-filed product liability claims involving 3M Combat Arms Earplug, Version … Continue reading
Janssen Agrees to Risperdal Settlement in Key Punitive Damages Case
Janssen Pharmaceuticals has apparently agreed to settle a Risperdal lawsuit that helped open the door to punitive damages in similar cases. Risperdal Settlement Resolves Gynecomastia Claim Plaintiff Timothy Strange, a Wisconsin resident, was prescribed Risperdal as a child to control … Continue reading
Updated U.K. Guidelines for MRI Contrast Dyes Address Gadolinium Retention Concerns
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists recently issued updated guidelines to address the risks associated with gadolinium-based MRI contrast dyes, especially recent concerns surrounding the possible retention of gadolinium in the brain and other parts of he boy. U.K. Gadolinium … Continue reading
Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Settlements Hit $1 Billion Mark
Johnson & Johnson has reportedly agreed to pay $1 billion to settle thousands of personal injury claims involving a metal-on-metal version of its DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary’s Pinnacle Hip Replacement System. Pinnacle Hip Replacement Settlements: What’s Known Nearly 10,000 Depuy Pinnacle … Continue reading
FDA Warning Letter Slammed Injectafer Advertising Video’s Misleading Claims
An early Injectafer advertising campaign wasn’t well-received at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), judging from a January 2015 Warning Letter. Injectafer and Anemia Injectafer (ferric carboxymaltose injection) is an intravenous medication that treats adults suffering from iron deficiency … Continue reading
Michigan Veteran Joins Growing Litigation Over 3M Combat Arms Earplugs
A Michigan veteran who left the service with partial hearing loss and tinnitus has joined the fast-growing litigation over the 3M Company’s Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2. Gale Jugovich, of Portland, Michigan, was a member of the U.S. Army from … Continue reading
FDA Rejects Textured Breast Implant Ban, Despite Cancer Link
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has decided against banning textured breast implants, despite hundreds of reports linking the devices to a rare form of cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The agency apparently doesn’t believe … Continue reading
