Federal judge won’t throw out Zofran lawsuits

Dec. 5, 2016 – San Diego, CA – A Massachusetts district judge has denied GlaxoSmithKline’s bid to throw out six Zofran lawsuits whose plaintiffs had not filed mandatory court documents...

J&J and DePuy hit with massive $1 billion verdict over faulty hip implants

Dec. 2, 2016 -- San Diego, CA — Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. division were hit with a $1 billion verdict at the conclusion of a monthslong trial yesterday...

New study finds the more transvaginal mesh is used the more complications occur

Dec. 1, 2016 -- San Diego, CA -- A new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests the more transvaginal mesh product a surgeon uses in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and...

6th Risperdal trial set to begin Friday and still no global settlement talks in sight

Nov. 30, 2016 – San Diego, CA – Johnson & Johnson is gearing up to defend itself in another Risperdal trial opening this Friday in Philadelphia. But even after getting...

What does Essure’s positive risk-benefit profile really mean?

“Essure is an important permanent birth control option with a positive benefit-risk profile.” – Bayer press release, Feb. 29, 2016 (emphasis added) Bayer has been defending its permanent birth control device...

Bayer loses bid to remove Calif. state Essure cases to federal court

Nov. 28, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- More than 180 plaintiffs saw their Essure lawsuit sent back to state court this month after a federal judge in California’s Central...

Bard continues to settle Transvaginal Mesh cases

Nov. 25, 2016 – San Diego, CA – Just days before Southern West Virginia district court recessed for the Thanksgiving holiday, C.R. Bard Inc. agreed to settle seven transvaginal mesh...

New study links heartburn meds to increased risk of stroke

Nov. 22, 2016 -- San Diego, CA — A new study unveiled at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions last week suggested a group of popular heartburn medications could increase a...

Judge approves six-attorney leadership team in Roundup MDL despite Monsanto’s resistance

Nov. 21, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Counsel for plaintiffs in the recently created Roundup MDL won a small victory in court last week when the federal judge overseeing...

Parties unable to agree on bellwether selection in Bair Hugger MDL; judge forced to set protocol

Nov. 21, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A federal judge overseeing the Bair Hugger MDL laid out the protocol for choosing bellwether trials in an order issued Nov. 16....