Monsanto lost again on Roundup. What’s next for glyphosate?
Ellen M. Gilmer and Ariana Figueroa, E&E News reporters Greenwire: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 A California jury awarded more than $2 billion yesterday to a couple who blamed their cancer diagnoses on a chemical found in Monsanto's popular herbicide Roundup — the latest...
Missouri to Pass Sweeping Venue and Joinder Reforms
The Missouri House gave final approval to a bill that will limit how and where plaintiffs can join together in certain civil cases. This bill, which is the first tort reform measure of the 2019 session to get both chambers’ approval, could have a far-reaching impact...
Legal-Bay Pre Settlement Funding Expects Delays in IVC Filter Settlements
PR Newswire May 7, 2019 Leading lawsuit funding company says Bard and Cook continue to contend liability. JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay LLC, The Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced today that they will be expanding their focus on IVC...
One of the key Risperdal cases in Philadelphia just settled under the threat of punitive damages
PHILADELPHIA – A prominent Risperdal case in which the issue of punitive damages applicability reached the state Superior Court has been resolved through a settlement in Philadelphia. On Monday, an attorney for Wisconsin plaintiff Timothy Stange, as well as defendant...
Pelvic mesh lawyers pressured clients to dismiss cases to avoid costs of trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A law firm representing thousands of pelvic mesh plaintiffs gave some of its clients two days to decide whether to dismiss their lawsuits and accept a proffered settlement from Johnson & Johnson, or risk incurring substantial...
Canadian veterans suing government over anti-malarial drug’s adverse effects
Avery Haines (@avery_haines), Investigative Correspondent, W5 Published Tuesday, April 30, 2019 10:00PM EDT Eight former Canadian soldiers are suing the government of Canada, claiming they were poisoned by a military-issued anti-malarial drug while on missions in...
Latest battle in war on class actions: 7th, D.C. Circuits will scrutinize nationwide cases
(Reuters) - Sometimes threats to curtail class actions arise with little warning. Take, for example, last year’s ruling by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Hyundai and Kia, striking down a nationwide class action settlement because...
Summit County’s opioid lawsuit slowly moving through court system
Angelique McNaughton April 10, 2019 Park Record file photo Margaret Olson, Summit County attorney, announces the county’s lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors on the steps of the County Courthouse in Coalville in 2018. While Summit County's lawsuit...
Special Section: Medical Malpractice
In The Legal's Medical Malpractice supplement, read about how not being entirely truthful to your doctor can affect your case, the debate over whether to cut the state's venue rule and the complex landscape of EHR and medical malpractice litigation. By The Legal...
Second jury determines that Roundup caused man’s cancer, paves the way for Chesterfield case
BY MELISSA HIPOLIT Jury finds that roundup caused mans cancer RICHMOND, Va. -- This time watching from afar, Richmond attorney Timothy Litzenburg said news that a second jury came to the conclusion that the popular weed killer Roundup caused a man's cancer bolsters...
$225M settlement to resolve federal lawsuits spurred by infection scare at Hershey Med, WellSpan and across the U.S.
By Matt Miller | mmiller@pennlive.com Multiple federal lawsuits prompted by an infection scare at two central Pennsylvania medical centers are among the legal battles set to be resolved via a just-announced $225 million settlement with a major international medical...
MDL 2885 – “3M Combat Arms Earplug” JPML Hearing Was Today in Washington D.C.
Mark York (MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA) 3M Combat Arms earplugs were issued by the U.S. military between 2003 and 2015 and now litigation has begun asserting that 3M designed and distributed defective earplugs designed for use in combat and elevated noise situations, were...
Why Didn’t Bayer’s October 2018 Forecast Include Monsanto Roundup Litigation MDL 2741? Several billion possible reasons!
By Mark A. York (March 25, 2019) Jury Verdict Forms of March 19, 2019 Trial Findings Re: “Monsanto Roundup Caused Plaintiff’s Cancer” Roundup MDL 2741 Federal Trial Jury Instructions of March 19, 2019 Roundup MDL 2741 Federal Trial Jury Verdict Form of March 19, 2019...
Xarelto Litigation Settles for $775 million Bayer and Johnson & Johnson Split Bill
March 25, 2019 Mark York March 25, 2019 Global Xarelto Blood Thinner Settlement Announced (MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA) Bayer AG and J&J’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. have now formalized a $775 million settlement of more than 25,000 lawsuits over their...
AN EMERGING LITIGATION? “Breast Implants Round II”
March 20, 2019 Mark York Leave a comment FDA News Release March 20, 2019 FDA issues warning letters to two breast implant manufacturers for failure to comply with post-approval study requirements For Immediate Release Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Monsanto-Bayer Facing Over 11,000 Lawsuits Over Roundup Cancer Risk As New Federal Trial Starts
February 28, 2019 Mark York How Will Bayer Address Over 11,000 Lawsuits Linked To Roundup Cancer Risk? By Mark A. York (February 28, 2019) (MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA) The troubles keep mounting for German pharmaceutical giant Bayer since it acquired Monsanto last June...
New indications for currently approved drugs may be game changers
IN THE NEWS New indications for currently approved drugs may be game changers John Murphy, MDLinx | February 14, 2019 A drug usually takes about 10 years to go from development to approval, and there can be many detours along the way—and more twists and turns even...
Female Filings: A Look Into the Current Essure Lawsuits
Female Filings: A Look Into the Current Essure Lawsuits FEBRUARY 11, 2019 12:24:50 PM Darian Carrow Edited by: Brittney Zeller JURIST Guest Columnist Darian Carrow, a staff writer for ConsumerSafety.org, discusses the potential uproar of lawsuits stemming from Bayer's...
Federal Jury Finds IVC Filter Dangerous, Defective, Returns $3M Verdict Against Cook Medical
Federal Jury Finds IVC Filter Dangerous, Defective, Returns $3M Verdict Against Cook Medical Indiana jurors reach key product defect verdict in second MDL bellwether trial NEWS PROVIDED BYc Fears Nachawati Law Firm Feb 06, 2019, 11:42 ET INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6,...
DePuy Touts Benefits of Attune Knee Despite High Failure Rates
Since news broke last year that medical device maker DePuy Orthopedics may have instituted a secret DePuy Attune knee recall, the company has been trying to combat a series of negative reports and hundreds of consumer lawsuits by those needing...
New Blood Test Could Give Early Warning for Cerebral Palsy in Preemies
Cerebral Palsy is the most common form of childhood disability in America, affecting nearly 1 out of every 500 births and as many as a million young people at any given time. And aside from the fact there is no cure, perhaps the harshest reality of...
FDA Adds Restrictions to Use of Essure Birth Control Implants
The FDA enacted tough new regulations this week aimed at making sure all women who are considering implantation of the Essure birth control device fully understand all the risks and benefits before moving forward. The regulations, which will require a...
Valsartan U.S. Suppliers In China And India On Fda Recall Radar: See Fda Warning Letter To Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical
December 11, 2018 Mark York Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical 11/29/18 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Via UPS Warning...
Monsanto Lost First “Roundup” Cancer Trial in San Francisco Courtroom – Bayer Stock Drops 25%: Is Settlement Coming Post $289 Million Verdict?
November 9, 2018 Mark York “Judge Reduced Verdict To $78 Million and Denies Retrial” Monsanto (Bayer AG) Trial Loss Shows There Was Collusion to Stop Release of Cancer Link Data For Years By Mark A. York (November 8, 2018) (MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA) A verdict in favor...
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