On Friday, November 15, 2019, Judge Thad Balkman revised the amount of the fine ordered for Johnson & Johnson (J&J) from $572 million to $465 million. Judge Balkman, in his decision, admitted that he previously miscalculated how much it would cost to develop a program for treating opioid-addicted…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Nov-18
Last week, a California appellate court declared the $13 million verdict made by a lower court jury in favor of a mesothelioma victim's family. According to the court memorandum, the victim was affected by the rare and deadly asbestos-related disease while growing up in the company town of…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Nov-11
The recent $33 million verdict by a Philadelphia jury to a woman who was injured using a blood filter manufactured by the company Rex Medical has resulted in Cook Medical to release a statement defending their IVC filter devices.
Personal Injury News: Pick Of Last Month: Nov-2019
A panel of six jurors, following a seven days trial, awarded $8.2 million to a pedestrian who was struck by a teenager driving an SUV. The casualty occurred on January 18, 2014, when the plaintiff was trying to cross North Military Trail to catch a bus and was hit by an SUV driven by a teenager traveling southbound on North Military Trail near…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Nov-04
Johnson & Johnson' s (J&J) Baby Powder is removed by several major pharmacy chains, following the recall announcement made by the manufacturer last week, after FDA tests confirmed the presence of chrysotile asbestos contamination in certain bottles.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Oct-28
The German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer is expecting that there will be a surge in Roundup lawsuits. Bayer indicated that the size of the Roundup litigation grew dramatically following the company's three loses at trial over the past year. Earlier, the company…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Oct-21
A new analysis by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) indicates that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) took a long time to evaluate the safety of Valsartan and other generic heart and blood pressure drugs.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Oct-14
On Sunday, Bayer said in a statement, the upcoming trial date October 15, 2019, for Winston v. Monsanto in St. Louis City has been postponed with a court status conference in February 2020. The Winston lawsuit, involving 14 plaintiffs, was filed in March 2018. The lawsuit is among the pending cases against Bayer claiming that exposure to the…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Oct-07
U.S. District Judge Richard Story, presiding over all federal Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits, in the Northern District of Georgia, recently announced an almost two-month delay for the beginning of the first Ethicon Physiomesh Trial.
Personal Injury News: Pick Of Last Month: Oct-2019
On Thursday, August 29, a jury awarded $7.5 million to the mother of a victim who was killed in an Aug. 10, 2016, crash. According to the court documents, the plaintiff was driving his motorcycle on Route 12 when the defendant tried to make a left turn and crashed.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Sep-30
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Ethicon’s attempt to toss the $20 million pelvic mesh verdict was rejected by a Pennsylvania appellate court, but the court reduced the verdict to $15 million. According to the pretrial memorandum, the plaintiff of Cinnaminson,…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Sep-23
On Saturday, September 14, attorneys representing drug manufacturing and distributing companies filed a motion for the disqualification of US District Judge Dan Polster from opioid litigation hearings.