On Friday 6, Mallinckrodt, a U.K. based pharmaceutical company, said that it would pay $24 million and donate up to $6 million in generic drugs to two Ohio counties to resolve their claims in the upcoming October 21 trial over the opioid crisis.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Sep-09
A couple has been awarded $8.5 million in an asbestos lawsuit, followed by another $25.5 million in punitive damages against Ford Motor Co., for making asbestos-containing auto brakes, by a California jury. According to the court proceedings, the husband was working at gas stations in Southern…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Sep-02
On August 20, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Schneider made it mandatory for all Valsartan lawsuits to be filed along with a short-form complaint that will help in tracking and coordinating the cases. The order also requires the seven-page form to be completed by plaintiffs who have previously filed complaints within 30 days.…
Personal Injury News: Pick of Last Month: Sept-2019
A Corona man was awarded $51.8 million by Queens Supreme Court jury in a verdict who was injured in a car crash in 2017. The verdict was one of the largest verdicts recorded in New York City auto collision lawsuit.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Aug-26
On August 6, 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging that Lowe's Home Centers failed to warn customers about known Roundup health risks and other side effects linked to the glyphosate weed killer.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Aug-19
The Arizona District Court granted the City of Prescott’s Motion to send back its lawsuits over the opioid crisis in Arizona, from federal court to state court where it was initially filed. The decision was granted last Friday in favor of the city’s motion to remand, denying the defendant's motion to stay…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Aug-12
On Friday, a Kentucky jury after less than an hour of deliberations cleared Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Colgate-Palmolive over claims that their talcum powder caused the now deceased plaintiff's mesothelioma. According to the plaintiff's lawyer Joseph Satterley, the plaintiff, born…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Aug-05
On July 23, FDA announced a recall on generic Yaz (drospirenone and Ethinyl estradiol) birth control pills sold by Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals Inc. due to the risk of ineffective birth control, which may lead to unwanted pregnancies, even when taken as directed.
Personal Injury News: Pick of Last Month: Aug-2019
Hamilton County Jury awarded $3 million to a plaintiff against Jack Casino after she fell by a collapsed “wet floor” sign in September 2016. According to her attorney, the customers knocked the sign, and a Jack employee, walked around it but failed to pick up moments before she tripped over it. Plaintiff suffered from a broken knee cap, and…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jul-29
On July 19, Johnson & Johnson’s request to transfer 2,400 Talc lawsuits to a district court in Delaware was denied by federal Judge Maryellen Noreika thereby sending the cases back to state courts stating the company failed to prove that the case was "related to" its talc supplier's…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jul-22
An attempt to reinstate a $3 million verdict made by the wife of a law firm partner has been rejected by an Illinois federal judge on July 11. The husband, a law firm partner, had consumed the generic version of Paxil, an antidepressant that belongs to a group of drugs called selective serotonin…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jul-15
A plaintiff filed a lawsuit against generic drug makers of Valsartan in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that he was diagnosed with liver cancer due to its side effects. According to the complaint filed, generic drug makers like Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical,…