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U.K. Government to Conduct Audit of Transvaginal Mesh Complications
The government of the United Kingdom (U.K.) has agreed to conduct a retrospective audit of all women in that country who have undergone transvaginal mesh surgery since 2005. According to The Guardian. the audit is the first of its kind … Continue reading
Plaintiff Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Talcum Powder Class Action Lawsuit
Talcum-Powder-Class-Action-Lawsuit-3rd-Cir-Opening-BriefLawyers representing California consumers have asked a federal appeals court to reverse a lower court’s decision dismissing a talcum powder class action lawsuit for lack of standing. According to the New Jersey Law Journal, the complaint sought to represent consumers … Continue reading
First Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuit Headed to Trial in September 2019, as Federal Court Outlines Bellwether Case Selection Process
The federal court overseeing hundreds of hernia mesh lawsuits involving Ethicon, Inc.’s Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh implants has begun setting the stage for the litigation’s first bellwether trials. Physiomesh Lawsuits to be Selected for Initial Discovery & Trial Pools According … Continue reading
Invokana Lawsuits Mount, as Federal Litigation Reports More than 1,000 Filings
Plaintiffs who allegedly suffered diabetic ketoacidosis and other serious side effects allegedly associated with Invokana and Invokamet continue to file lawsuits against the drugs’ manufacturers. According to a Case Management Order dated January 11th, there are at least 1,001 Invokana … Continue reading
Onglyza Lawsuit Plaintiffs Push for Centralization of Federal Saxagliptin Heart Failure Claims
Lawyer representing more than 90 plaintiffs went before the U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) yesterday to argue for the centralization of all federally-filed heart failure lawsuits involving Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR. Plaintiffs Assert Efforts to Informally Centralize Onglyza … Continue reading
Bair Hugger Infection Lawsuits Move Forward, as Federal Court Preps for Second Round of Bellwether Trials
The federal court overseeing thousands of hip and knee infection lawsuits involving the 3M Company’s Bair Hugger forced air warmer blanket is preparing to select cases for the litigation’s second round of bellwether trials. Bair Hugger Trial Verdicts Could Predict … Continue reading
Stryker Hip Lawsuit News: L-FIT V40 Femoral Head Plaintiffs Given More Time to Submit Fact Sheets
The federal court overseeing Stryker hip lawsuits involving allegedly defective L-FIT Anatomic CoCr V40 Femoral Heads has given claimant’s additional time to submit their Plaintiff’s Fact Sheets. Per a Text Order entered into the docket for the U.S. District Court, … Continue reading
Taxotere Lawsuits Mount, With New Filing in Pennsylvania and Illinois
Taxotere lawsuits continue to mount in courts throughout the United States, as a growing number of cancer survivors claim that Sanofi-Aventis failed to warn them that exposure to the chemotherapy drug could result in permanent hair loss. Lawsuits: Taxotere Label … Continue reading
Missouri Supreme Court Clears Multi-Plaintiff Talcum Powder Lawsuit for Trial
Johnson & Johnson has been denied its bid to stop a multi-plaintiff talcum powder lawsuit from going to trial in Missouri. The case, Ingham, et al. v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. (No. 1522-CC1041) is currently pending in Missouri’s 22nd … Continue reading
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