In an order issued on August 22, 2018, Judge Jane T. Milazzo sanctioned a Taxotere plaintiff for withholding requested information about her medical history. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC and Sanofi US Services Inc. asserted that the plaintiff was required to reveal the name of the treating doctor and whether…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Sept-10
As per an order issued on August 24 in Middlesex County Superior court, an initial Case Management Conference for Taxotere lawsuits has been scheduled for October 4, 2018, at 10 a.m. in New Jersey. A week prior to the conference, the parties are required to submit a brief statement with certain…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Sept-03
Following a unanimous verdict of $289 million for a cancer victim's lawsuits alleging Roundup's cancer link, mount to nearly 8,000 against Bayer in both state and federal courts. While the California jury's verdict opened many possibilities for similar cases, Bayer continues to deny…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Aug-27
Herbicide manufacturer Monsanto's appeal to boycott the decision to tag glyphosate found in Roundup weed killer as carcinogenic was rejected by the California State's Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's decision came as a result of the announcement by California First District Court of…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Aug-20
In a landmark judgment on August 10, a San Francisco jury awarded the groundskeeper $250 million in punitive damages and nearly $40 million in compensatory damages over his alleged cancer.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Aug-13
Judge M. Casey Rodgers, overlooking Abilify multidistrict litigation (MDL), recently ordered September 1, 2018, as the deadline for the drugmakers to declare a way to settle more than 800 lawsuits claiming compulsive behavior, gambling and suicidal tendencies due to Abilify use. If the drug makers fail to…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Aug-06
As concerns over Bayer's birth control implant Essure build up, a new investigative report by CNN reveals Bayer influenced doctors by paying about $2.5 million, to recommend the product to patients. The report indicates that the patients stated the doctors aggressively suggested the device for permanent…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Jul-30
In a case management order submitted recently, U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake, presiding over the Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) systems complications, presented the protocols for preserving explanted hip implants. In the order, Judge Blake has approved the steps that must be filed for the explanted implants…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Jul-23
U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell presiding over C.R. Bard's inferior vena cava filter (IVC) MDL issued an order on July 9, stating ten mature cases would be remanded back to different federal courts for trial as these were already underway when the MDL was established. The parties are required…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Jul-16
U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, presiding over testosterone multidistrict litigation (MDL), ordered a retrial in the $140.1 million AndroGel verdict for a plaintiff who suffered a cardiac arrest due to the alleged use of the TRT drug. The announcement was…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Jul-09
The pharmaceutical giant AbbVie owes $448 million in an antitrust case after U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle ruled that the AndroGel partner used sham litigation to block the generic versions of their testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) drug from getting to the market.…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2018-Jul-02
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Paula Patrick issued an opinion on Wednesday to Pennsylvania Superior Court to uphold the $77 million Risperdal verdict stating that it was within the jury's discretion. The verdict was announced by a Philadelphia jury in July 2016 in favor of a…