A Philadelphia jury awarded $3.38M to the parents of a 21-month-old infant, who died at Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park in September 2014. According to the court documents, the infant was taken to a doctor when she was ill; she was recommended with fluids and anti-nausea medicine. Following the usage of medication, she became…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jul-01
The U.S District Judge recently lifted a stay for the discovery of 3M Combat Arms earplugs lawsuits and has allowed parties to start preparing claims for trial dates. In April 2019, the pending cases were transferred to Judge Casey Rodgers by US judicial panel on multidistrict litigation (…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jun-24
On Friday, June 14th, the plaintiff lawyers on behalf of the local governments proposed to create a "Negotiation Class" of cities and counties to seek a global settlement with drug companies accused of the opioid crisis. According to the motion for class certification, nearly 40 local…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jun-17
GlaxoSmithKline has requested the federal judge presiding over all federal Zofran birth defect lawsuits to revisit the preemption defense, based on a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. According to the court documents, the plaintiffs have alleged GSK failed to provide sufficient pregnancy…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jun-10
J&J has been hit with $300M in punitive damages over a talcum powder lawsuit, on Friday, following a recent verdict held in NY. A 66-year old woman and her husband had filed a lawsuit against J&J for her pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs in 2017. On…
Personal Injury News: Pick of Last Month: Jun-2019
Ohio’s 8th District Court of Appeals has upheld the verdict passed by Cuyahoga County jury that ordered Greyhound Lines, Inc., a bus company to pay more than $27 million to a Cleveland resident.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Jun-03
Oklahoma State Attorney General Mike Hunter made an announcement on May 26, Sunday, stating that Teva Pharmaceuticals made a settlement of $85 million over alleged link to the opioid epidemic, two days before the trial.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-May-27
Following the establishment of a multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2875) for all federal valsartan recall lawsuits, in the District of New Jersey, by the JPML in February 2019, the presiding judge, U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler, issued the sixth case management order on May 06.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-May-20
Following the establishment of a multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 2875) for all federal valsartan recall lawsuits, in the District of New Jersey, by the JPML in February 2019, the presiding judge, U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler, issued the sixth case management order on May 06.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-May-13
According to a pretrial order issued by Judge Rodgers on May 05, all future federal 3M earplug lawsuits can be filed directly in the Northern District of Florida where the multidistrict litigation (MDLNo. 2885; In Re: 3M Combat Arms Earplug Litigation) is centralized. The order outlines the…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-May-06
The FDA has announced recall of Teva Losartan Tablets on April 27, 2019, due to the presence of cancer-causing Nitroso-N-methyl-4-aminobutyric acid (NMBA) in at least six lots of active pharmaceutical ingredient manufactured by Hetero Labs Limited in India.
Personal Injury News: Pick of Last Month: May-2019
A young attorney from Hunton & Williams was awarded $8 million as compensation as an Atlanta jury found that she suffered a traumatic brain injury after being hit by a low-hanging pipe in her firm's Midtown parking garage owned by Development Authority of Fulton County, JPMCC.