PPI Kidney Injury Bellwether Case Selection: Updates
12/20/2021 - 08:42In a case management order submitted on December 3 in the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey Judge Claire C. Cecchi, overlooking…
Oklahoma Claims $465M Opioid Verdict Insufficient
12/20/2021 - 08:42On Monday, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter's office filed an appeal against the $465 million verdict claiming that the amount will be…
Summary Judgment For the 2nd Cook IVC Filter Bellwether Case
12/20/2021 - 08:41In an order issued on December 5, Judge Richard L. Young of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary…
J&J Wins California Asbestos Cosmetic Talcum Powder Trial
12/20/2021 - 08:40On Monday, Jurors in California cleared allegations made by a California woman against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over its talc-based…
JPML Denies Separate MDL For Opioid-addicted Babies
12/20/2021 - 08:40In an order issued on December 7, 2018, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denied a separate MDL track to class action…
Ford's $40M Asbestos Case To Get A New Trial Or Remittitur
12/20/2021 - 08:39Ford Motor Co.'s appeal, over the $40.6 million asbestos verdict, has been approved by the Supreme Court of Delaware, and the case is…
J&J Initiates Settlement For Pinnacle Hip Defect Claims
12/20/2021 - 08:39According to a December 9 Court filing, a federal judge in Texas overseeing Johnson & Johnson’s Pinnacle Hip litigation indicated about…
3M Bair Hugger Litigation: 8 Bellwether Cases Dismissed
12/20/2021 - 08:373M managed to get two bellwether cases dismissed this December linked to lawsuits filed by patients who claimed they got severe infections…
Nevada Gets $333M To Fight Opioid Crisis
12/20/2021 - 08:37Nevada received more than $333 million by the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs to combat the effect of the opioid crisis.
Abilify Gambling Cases Finalized For Fast-track Trial
12/20/2021 - 08:36In an order issued last week, the Court announced the discovery schedule for six Abilify gambling cases that were selected for a fast-…
Federal Judge to Screen Select Jurors to Avoid Bias Verdict
12/20/2021 - 08:35In a December 5 hearing, U.S District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California overseeing the federal Roundup lawsuits…
An Opiate Lawsuit Filed By 14 Prosecutors Tossed
12/20/2021 - 08:13Last month, a Tennessee judge dismissed a lawsuit that labeled Big Pharma opioid manufacturers as drug dealers of opioids.