THE RECENT FAILURE OF TWO XARELTO STUDIES STOPPED BAYER AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE BLOOD THINNER MAR
How was Purdue able to slip through the 2006 criminal indictment noose and continue to market, sell and prescribe Oxycon
Will Big Pharma Change Labeling Today-If They Have To Pay Tomorrow? By Mark York (August 15, 2018)(Mass Tort N
Purdue Avoided Prosecution in 2007 By Paying $600 Million Over Oxycontin Bad Marketing Purdue Pharma Criminal Plea Agre
Zostavax MDL 2848 Puts Merck Back on the MDL Hotseat By Mark A. York (August 14, 2018) (MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA
Monsanto Collusion to Stop Release of Cancer Link Now Known &
Employer Costs Pass $2.6 Billion Per Year With 50% Used to Cover Children By Mark A. York (August 3, 2018) Emplo
“BY REMOVING FDA OVERSIGHT BIG PHARMA RUNS AMOK” By Mark A. York (August 1, 2018) (MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA) In
Why are the Sacklers worth $13 billion today? Answer: "The Oxy Express Explained" By Mark A. York (July 30, 2018)
In re: MDL 2846 Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc. Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation By Mark A. York (Ju
“THE OPIOID CRISIS IS NOW PART OF URBAN AMERICA AND BIG CITY LIFE” Trash left by drug users under bridge
J&J’s Facing Latest Baby Powder Cancer Trial Alone In Missouri Court By Mark A. York (July 6, 2018)
Opioid Industry Model of "Profits Before Patients” and The Impact on American Children By Mark A. York (July 5, 2018)
Individual Opioid Injury Claim Types A MASS TORT NEXUS OVERVIEW: by John Ray A great deal of media attentio
Individual Opioid Claims Attend the July 20-22, 2018 Mass Tort Nexus Opioid Crisis Summit, to learn more about what yo
Oxycontin Founding Family Are Now Forced to Defend Profits In Court Complaint: "State of Massachusetts vs. Purdue Pharm
"LAWSUIT FLOOD VERSUS ENTIRE OPIOID INDUSTRY IS GETTING BIG PHARMA'S ATTENTION" By Mark A. York (June 11, 2018)
How Insys Theraputics, Inc. Sold Stock And Killed Americans At The Same Time The Opioid Crisis Behind The Scenes by
A Definitive Opioid Crisis Solutions Event By Mark A. York (May 29, 2018)
Mark A. York (September 4, 2018) BIG PHARMA'S TOP 10 DRUGS HAVE BANKED $635 BILLION IN Rx SALES SINCE 1993 &nb
Will Industrial Talc Litigation Become Another Asbestos? The Litigation Is Moving That Way! By Mark A. York (May 24,
By Mark A. York (May 24, 2018),May 28, 2019 trial date set in the first opioid litigation case to go to trial where a &n
Florida, Texas, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota and Tennessee Join Opioid Litigation
Opiate Use Has Increased While Realtime Data Shows There's A Diminishing Return By Mark A. York (May 11, 2018) [capt
New Jersey State Court MCL Designations: Is NJ the emerging state court mass tort venue for lawsuits against Big Pharma?
Lamictal Emerging Litigation a Drug Made By GlaxoSmithKline plc By Mark A. York (May 8, 2018)
“With global settlement talks now in place less than a week later" By Mark A. York (May 3, 2018) Will Abilify MDL Se
Emerging HeartStart MRx Defibrillator Litigation
Emerging Kayexalate Litigation [caption id="attachment_5118" align="alignleft" width="299"] Kayexalate: An emerging lit
Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Potential Litigation Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vasc
A data-driven commissioner of public health figured out a way to slow overdose deaths. But treating addiction is
Emerging Zinbryta Litigation Zinbry
Emerging New Breast Implant Litigation
Emerging Ocaliva Litigation [caption id="attachment_5124" align="alignleft" width="380"] Ocaliva: An Emerging Litigatio
Individual Plaintiff Opioid Cases Now Emerging in The Opiate Litigation &
Emerging NeuroBlate Probe Litigation
Emerging New Gadolinium Imaging Contrast Agent Litigation [caption id="attachment_5214" align="alignleft" width
Emerging Imodium-Over The Counter Litigation [caption id="attachment_5209" align="alignleft" width="415"] IMO
Emerging Venture Catheters Recall Litigation [caption id="attachment_5127" align="alignleft" width="471"] Vascular Syst
Emerging Viberzi Litigation [caption id="attachment_5129" align="alignleft" width="352"] Viberzi Litigation[/captio
Emerging Uloric Litigation [caption id="attachment_5125" align="alignleft" width="300"] Uloric Litigatio
Emerging Varubi Litigation
Emerging Keytruda Litigation [caption id="attachment_5120" align="alignleft" width="356"] Keytruda Litigation[/caption]
Tasigna Emerging Litigation Tasigna by Novartis AG Tasigna (NILOTINIB HYDROCHLORIDE MONOHYDRATE) made by Novartis
Emerging Nuplazid Litigation [caption id="attachment_5138" align="alignleft" width="389"] NUPLAZID by Acadia
"US District Court of Illinois Enacts A Real Rocket Docket In AndroGel MDL" By Mark A. York (April 26, 2018) &nb
By Mark A. York (April 24, 2018) “BY REMOVING FDA OVERSIGHT BIG PHARMA RUNS AMOK” &n
"FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SPEAKS TO THE OPIATE CRISIS ISSUES" By Mark A. York (April 18, 2018) [capti
"TOTAL VERDICT OF $68 MILLION IN SYNTHETIC SURGICAL MESH TRIAL" Mark A. York (April 18, 2018) [caption id="attachmen
"New Jersey State Court Opens Ethicon Hernia Mesh Consolidation" Mark A. York (April 17, 2018)
"New Jersey State Courts Not Legal Safe Haven Lately For Companies HQ'd There" By Mark A. York (April 13, 2018) [cap
J&J TALCUM POWDER CAUSES MESOTHELIOMA – WHO KNEW AND WHEN? By Mark A. York (April 12, 2018) &nbs
Will this be a long hot summer of trials for Xarelto defense counsel? By Mark A. York (April 9, 2018) [c
J&J NOT FARING WELL IN 2018 TRIAL VERDICTS AS PLAINTIFFS WIN AT TRIAL AGAIN By Mark A. York (April 6, 2018)
Plaintiff Wins the First Bellwether Trial in Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation MDL 2641 By Mark A. York (M
$35 Million Verdict For Plaintiff In Ethicon Prolift Mesh Implant Trial Including $25 Million In Punitive Damages [capt
"MD's Paid To Write Fentanyl Based Subsys Prescriptions" [caption id="attachment_5049" align="alignleft" width="355"]
The Emergency Room Statistics Tell The Story Why Is The Midwest USA Still Seeing Opioid OD's Rise Every Year? By Mar
“A small West Virginia town of 3,000 people got 21 million pills” By Mark A. York (February 26, 2016 ) [caption id="
By MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA Opiate MDL 2804 Settlement Talks Start Before Discovery See also OPIOID CRISIS
Who’s Telling Who About The High Risk Of Synthetic Surgical Mesh? By Mark A. York (February 21, 2018) [caption id="a
Ruling Rejects Opioid Manufacturers’ Arguments To Dismiss Deceptive Marketing Litigation By Mark A. York (February 19,
"State Court Claims in Bair Hugger Warming System Dismissed" By Mark A. York (February 16, 2018)
“Profits Before Patients” By Mark A. York (February 12, 2018) [caption id="attachment_4978" align="alignleft" widt
Plaintiffs Request Remaining Pinnacle MDL 2244 Cases Be Remanded For Trial Mark A. York (February 9, 2018) [caption
Week of January 29, 2018 This Week in Mass Torts Around The Country: By Mark A. York
Xarelto MDL 2592 - Judge Fallon "I need to devise an end game for this MDL” Are Settlement Talks Coming to Xarelto Liti
Janssen Facing Over 6,400 Cases in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas By Mark A. York (January 18, 2017)
New York City Joins Chicago, Seattle, Milwaukee in Suing Opioid Industry Players “PROFITS OVER PATIENTS BY BIG PHARMA C
“Trump Lets Big Pharma Off The Hook” By Mark. A. York (January 23, 2018) [caption id="attachment_4930" align="alignl
Defense gets fourth win in the four Xarelto bellwether trials By Mark York (January 11, 2018) [caption id="attachm
To see how Fentanyl is made in China drug labs, marketed online, shipped to North America, processed upon arrival and ho
Eli Lilly Settles All Testosterone Therapy Cases in MDL 2545 Ahead of Bellwether Trials Did Lilly Make the Right Move
“A look at how Canada became addicted” By Mark A. York (January 2, 2018) [caption id="attachment_4880" align="alignn
Will Big Pharma Change Labeling Today If They Have To Pay Tomorrow? By Mark York (December 22, 2017)
Amid Opioid Crisis: Investigations by AG’s in Texas, New York and Other States Demand Drug Company Documents By Mark
Proof of Monsanto Collusion to Stop Release of Cancer Link to Roundup Weed Killer By Mark A. York December 19, 2017
“PROFITS BEFORE PATIENTS REIGNS SUPREME AT FDA" By Mark A. York (December 12, 2017) [caption id="attachment_4840" al
JPML Approves Opiate Prescription MDL No. 2804 (Mass Tort Nexus) The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Lit
XARELTO TRIAL VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF: BAYER AND JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICALS (J&J) LOSE $29 MIILLION IN XARELTO TRIAL VER
The UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION has formally approved the"NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LIT
By Mark A. York (November 30, 2017) This week in mass torts around the count
"Bayer Facing New Litigation Over Essure Birth Control Device" By Mark York (November 20, 2017) Mass Tort Nexus
"Johnson & Johnson Hit With Another Trial Verdict Reversal" By Mark York (November 17, 2017) Mass Tort Nexus
The week in mass torts around the country: By Mark York, Mass Tort Nexus (November 16, 2017) [caption id="attachment
“Profits over Patients Continues” Mark York (November 15, 2017) Mass Tort Nexus
By Mark York (November 7, 2017) A Report by Mass Tort
Does Win At Any Cost Apply to J&J Legal Strategy Even At Trial? By Mark York (November 7, 2017)
The Major Focus Across The USA is Now Big Pharma and Their Opiate Marketing Campaigns Mark A. York (November 3, 2017)
By Mark A. York (November 3, 2017)
“Is this the start of indictments against senior executives at Big Pharma opioid manufacturers” By Mark A. York (Octo
JOHNSON & JOHNSON SCORES A POST-TRIAL DEFENSE RULING IN CALIFORNIA STATE COURT
“PROFITS OVER PATIENTS IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CONTINUES“ By Mark A. York (October 19, 2017) Mass Tort Nexus A
Missouri Appeals Court Throws Out $72 Million Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Cancer Verdict By Mark A. York (Octob
"AbbVie, Inc. Misrepresented Risks of AndroGel and Jury Awards $140 Million in 2nd AndroGel Low-T Trial" By Mark A. Yor
The Definitive Guide to the "Opioid Litigation" If you believe your firm is not big enough to be involved in the "Opioi
Wright Medical Takes Another Step Toward Their Complete Exit From Hip Implants Mark A. York (October 9, 2017) Mass M
Is Big Pharma The Target of Litigation Modeled After Tobacco Litigation? Mark A. York, October 6, 2017
Transfer Motion Accepted by JPML On September 29, 2017 By Mark A. York Mass Tort Nexus (September 29, 2017)
Transfer Motion Filed To Create New Opioid Rx Multidistrict Litigation By Mark A. York Mass Tort nexus (September 2
XARELTO in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas: Will The "California Plavix” Supreme Court Ruling Affect Out of State Pla
A REPORT BY MASS TORT NEXUS by Mark A. York ( September 26, 2017) &nb
Government Inaction Turns to Obsession The FDA, DEA, and the CDC, as well as numerous other government agencies have kn
ACTEMRA: Why Is Genentech-Roche Ignoring Ever Increasing Evidence Of Wrongful Deaths, Heart Attack and Stroke Injuries?
Plaintiffs Gets a Second Chance After Defense Trial Verdict &nb
Judge Fallon Denies Plaintiffs New Xarelto MDL 2592 Bellwether Trials After Hearings Last Week
By Mark A. York (September 19, 2017) Mass Tort Nexus "Women are forced to undergo hysterectomies to remove a birth
Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics Latest "Pinnacle Hip Implant Trial" Continued Until September 18th Based on
Boston Scientific Mass Tort Mesh Cases Removed From Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Based On Recent Supreme Court Ju
DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Bellwether Trial Set For September 5th Delayed After Appeals Court Cites Grave Error By Judge
Does the August 30, 2017 FDA Medical Device Safety Notice Letter Impact the BAIR HUGGER MDL 2666 FORCED AIR WARMING DEVI
Does Johnson & Johnson talcum powder cause ovarian cancer? (Mass Tort Nexus, August 28, 2017) Johnson & John
Johnson & Johnson Still Influencing Opinion by Paying Cash to Insiders in Talc Cancer Fight “New Evidence of
J&J's Loses Again In First California Talc-Cancer Trial As Jury Award Plaintiffs $417 million Los Angeles juro
Xarelto Trial Update: Defense Wins Again in Dora Mingo vs. Bayer AG and Janssen R&D In Third Trial Loss for Plaintif
Xarelto Trial Update: Dora Mingo vs. Bayer AG and Janssen R&D Trial Finished Earlier Today (Dora Mingo vs. Jansse
A clinical study conducted by the maker of Actemra (tocilizumab), comparing the drug to its competitor, Enbrel (Etanerce
(Dora Mingo vs. Janssen Research & Development, LLC et al. Case No. 2:15-cv-03469) DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR JUDGME
Actemra Emerging Mass Tort Litigation Preliminary Adverse Event Reports The following article addresses reports related
"Plaintiff Eva Evecherria's Case Selected For First Trial Due to Onset of End Stage Terminal Ovarian Cancer” [caption
(MASS TORT NEXUS MEDIA) Is Industrial Talc the
Endo International Plc has agreed as of August 7, 2017 to set aside an additional $775 million to resolve the
New Jersey Appellate Court Ruling of July 25, 2017 Reinstates Accutane Litigation 07/28/17 IN RE: ACCUTANE LITIGATION
Daiichi Sankyo settles U.S. lawsuits for $300 million over blood pressure drug Benicar in Multidistrict Litigation No. 2
JPML Approves Proton Pump Inhibitor MDL 2757 Assigned to US District Court New Jersey, Judge Claire C. Cecchi on August
"Another Example of Corporate America and Undue Influence on Official Release of Damaging Scientific Data" Proof of M
A Guide to Who's Who in Hernia Mesh and the Documented Problems With Mesh in the USA Hernia Mesh Litigation: Who is t
On July 24, a jury in Chicago federal court found in favor of plaintiff Jesse Mitchell, ordering drugmaker AbbVie to pay
JPML Takes a Second Look at Proton Pump Inhibitor MDL 2757 at July 27, 2017 Hearings in Los Angeles The Judicial Pan
SCOTUS Bristol-Myers "California-Plavix" Ruling Causes Instant Mistrial in Missouri State Court J&J Talc Trial, But
On January 19, 2017, plaintiffs who are residents of states around the country including Missouri, filed a joi
[caption id="attachment_4323" align="alignright" width="244"] Talcum Powder Trial[/caption] The closely watched first
The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois selected two cases as Lilly Bellwether Trial cases in In re
[caption id="attachment_4292" align="alignright" width="300"] Spraying glyphosate on a field. Photo: Chafer Machinery[/c
Some women who have suffered real injuries as a result of using Yaz, Yasmin, Gianvi and Ocella birth control are being i
[caption id="attachment_4288" align="alignright" width="300"] Flying shrapnel from Takata airbag explosion.[/caption]
A Kansas jury sided with Kansas corn producers in the first of eight certified state class action lawsuits involving the
The House of Representatives moves quickly to curtail victims’ rights. By Jesse Jensen, Esq. Reprinted with permission.
C.R. Bard, Inc. has reportedly settled another batch of transvaginal mesh lawsuits that were part of the federal multidi
[caption id="attachment_2346" align="alignright" width="244"] LFIT V40 Femoral Head[/caption] New Jersey’s chief just
[caption id="attachment_4126" align="alignright" width="300"] The lawsuits charge that the devices implanted in their bo
A federal jury in Louisiana found that Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer Corp., makers of blood thinner Xarelto, ad
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) will hear arguments at a July 27 hearing on a new motion to centr
A federal court jury in East St. Louis, IL, awarded $15 million in compensatory damages on June 9 to a boy who was born
By Jayne Navarre. Attorneys were slow to catch the social media wave. But once it looked safe to go into the water—th
A Missouri judge granted a mistrial in Johnson & Johnson's baby powder trial in Missouri today after the U.S. Suprem
The US Supreme Court ruled today that California courts lack specific jurisdiction to entertain the nonresidents’ claims
Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, encouraged Americans in a statement issued late Thursday to be “skeptica
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration cannot be trusted to protect students defrauded by predatory for-profit coll
Missouri's sixth trial involving Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products and their alleged association with ovari
Overruling the objections of the plaintiffs, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) transferred four tal
[caption id="attachment_4126" align="alignright" width="300"] The lawsuits charge that the devices implanted in their bo
[caption id="attachment_4111" align="alignright" width="196"] Frank W. Smart, MD, testified that Xarelto should have an
[caption id="attachment_24503" align="alignright" width="200"] "These drug manufacturers led prescribers to believe that
[caption id="attachment_4094" align="alignright" width="150"] Sharyn Orr of Kenner, LA, was an academic advisor for Tula
[caption id="attachment_3182" align="alignright" width="213"] Ethicon polypropylene pelvic mesh[/caption] A Pennsylva
Reversing the Montana Supreme Court, the US Supreme Court decided BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, No. 16-405, on May 30, 20
By Joseph VanZandt. The second bellwether trial involving bleeding risks with the blood thinner Xarelto is slated to
[caption id="attachment_4031" align="alignright" width="300"] President Trump claims that 75% to 80% of all governmental
Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG have been named defendants in at least 18,900 Xarelto lawsuits, most of which are pen
[caption id="attachment_1169" align="alignright" width="300"] Bard G2 Express IVC Filter[/caption] Cook Medical, Inc.
Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, who is supervising the Eliquis MDL,
[caption id="attachment_4009" align="alignright" width="300"] The three co-founders of Amicus Media Group: George Young,
The federal multidistrict litigation overseeing hundreds of products liability lawsuits involving Invokana and Invokamet
A new European study finds that pregnant women who took epilepsy drug valproate -- sold in the US as Depakote -- were fo
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) has allowed claims involving generic docetaxel, a chemothera
Genetic Edge Compounds recalled all lot codes of GEC Laxoplex dietary supplement capsules distributed between February 2
A federal judge in New York dismissed one of 49 cases brought against Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. over
[caption id="attachment_3963" align="alignright" width="200"] HIC CEO, Danny Vadasz says "This is a significant public h
[caption id="attachment_3942" align="alignright" width="200"] As a former trial and litigation attorney, Annie Dike has
[caption id="attachment_3958" align="alignright" width="200"] Gottlieb has extensive ties to the pharmaceutical and biom
[caption id="attachment_1703" align="alignright" width="200"] “The decisions made in the boardroom of pharmaceutical com
[caption id="attachment_3901" align="alignright" width="300"] IVC filters cause injuries from migration downward and upw
[caption id="attachment_3897" align="alignright" width="300"] 62-year-old Lois Slemp was too sick to be in court to hear
A federal jury in Louisiana ruled that Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG provided adequate instructions for the safe us
For the second time, an Alabama man had a jury award in his favor thrown out by New Jersey appellate courts in a case in
[caption id="attachment_3845" align="alignright" width="200"] Stryker Gamma 3 Nail System[/caption] A federal judge,
[caption id="attachment_3842" align="alignright" width="200"] Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, introduced a bill, H.R. 1215, lau
[caption id="attachment_2881" align="alignright" width="300"] Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT)[/caption] A Philadelphi
[caption id="attachment_3817" align="alignright" width="212"] Plaintiff attorney Tobias L. Millrood of Pogust Braslow &a
By Sandy Liebhard Johnson & Johnson continues to face legal challenges over Invokana. In addition to slowing U.S.
[caption id="attachment_3804" align="alignright" width="262"] Cevrogin is promoted with unapproved claims to treat or cu
[caption id="attachment_3107" align="alignright" width="300"] Johnson & Johnson has known about cancer risks since t
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) reported that a potential increased risk of lower limb amputation (mostly affecting
In a new-user cohort study of 118,891 patients, rivaroxaban (Xarelto) treatment was associated with greatly increased in
Today, nearly 8 in 10 prescriptions filled in the US are for generic drugs, according to the FDA. The use of generic dru
US District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt ordered the parties in Taxotere litigation in MDL 2740, where 949 cases are filed i
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hold a hearing on May 25, 2017 on a plaintiffs' motion to create a n
3M and the plaintiffs in the federal litigation over the the company's Bair Hugger warming blanket have nominated 34 hip
[caption id="attachment_3771" align="alignright" width="240"] Former FDA Commission David A. Kessler, M.D., will testify
Shooting down a preemption argument in a defense summary judgment motion, US District Judge Eldon E. Fallon allowed plai
[caption id="attachment_3725" align="alignright" width="200"] Plaintiff attorney R. Allen Smith of The Smith Law Firm in
[caption id="attachment_3693" align="alignright" width="200"] Joseph Osborne, Jr., of Osborne & Associates in Boca R
Plaintiffs who have filed suit against Bayer over its Mirena hormone-coated birth control device have succeeded in havin
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation established MDL No. 2776 in New York to hear claims of diabetic ketoacido
[caption id="attachment_3665" align="alignright" width="220"] The Fosamax decision is good news for Plaintiff attorney R
GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of antidepressant Paxil that causes profound birth defects, according to plaintiffs, asked th
[caption id="attachment_2346" align="alignright" width="244"] LFIT V40 Femoral Head[/caption] The Judicial Panel on M
[caption id="attachment_3340" align="alignright" width="300"] Smith & Nephew's Birmingham hip[/caption] The Judic
[caption id="attachment_3620" align="alignright" width="200"] Myriam GillesVice Dean, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public La
[caption id="attachment_3610" align="alignright" width="300"] Zecuity is the first skin patch approved for the treatment
As a bellwether trial is looming in federal court in New Orleans, the makers of Xarelto are facing $2.5 billion in poten
A Chicago woman who used Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and Shower to Shower powder that she bought at Walgreens ha
The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $2.1 million judgment, excusing the initial confusion by a jury in the fir
[caption id="attachment_3550" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr. Michael Antoniou, Head of the Gene Expression and Ther
[caption id="attachment_2346" align="alignright" width="244"] LFIT V40 Femoral Head Device[/caption] As the federal c
[caption id="attachment_3406" align="alignright" width="300"] Allergan advertizes Viberzi with a character "Irritabelle,
[caption id="attachment_3196" align="alignright" width="300"] Smith & Nephew Modular SMF hip implant[/caption] Ad
[caption id="attachment_3474" align="alignright" width="300"] “So if your bank steals a $5 overdraft fee, and $10 from y
The FDA announced that nine deaths from a rare form of cancer are linked to breast implants with pebbly surfaces. As of
[caption id="attachment_3107" align="alignright" width="300"] Johnson & Johnson has known about cancer risks since t
In separate pretrial orders, the courts overseeing federal multidistrict litigation for Invokana and for Atrium C-Qur bo
[caption id="attachment_580" align="alignright" width="200"] John Ray has been a leading consultant to the Mass Tort ind
Dupont and the Chemours Company have agreed to pay nearly $671 million to settle an Ohio multidistrict litigation (MDL)
[caption id="attachment_3440" align="alignright" width="300"] Professor Adam Zimmerman, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles[/
[caption id="attachment_2149" align="alignright" width="186"] Cook Platinum Celect IVC Filter[/caption] Pressuring th
[caption id="attachment_3386" align="alignright" width="200"] "If I can kill this I should get a medal," said Jess Rowla
C.R. Bard has selected three additional cases for bellwether trials in consolidated litigation in the New Jersey Superio
Monsanto executive William Heydens had his staff to ghostwrite portions of a phony scientific article.[/caption] Newly-r
[caption id="attachment_3362" align="alignright" width="200"] Rep. Bob Goodlatte of Virginia says his bill targets "friv
[caption id="attachment_3340" align="alignright" width="300"] Smith & Nephew's Birmingham hip resurfacing medical de
By KJ McElrath. This article is reprinted from The Ring of Fire Network. Xarelto, a “New Generation” anti-coagulant,
Lawsuits filed on behalf of individuals who allegedly experienced permanent alopecia due to the Taxotere chemotherapy me
The FDA is alerting doctors and the public about an experimental procedure called Transvascular Autonomic Modulation (TV
[caption id="attachment_3107" align="alignright" width="300"] Johnson & Johnson has known about cancer risks since t
By Thom Hartmann. This article is reprinted from the Summer 2016 issue of The Trial Lawyer magazine. Conservative p
By KJ MAcElrath. This article is reprinted from the Summer 2016 issue of The Trial Lawyer magazine. In March 2015, th
US District Judge Stephen V. Wilson in California approved a meager $12.5 million settlement to be shared pro rata by 4,
US District Judge Mitchell Goldberg ruled that the federal court will retain jurisdiction over 106 Invokana lawsuits tha
The four lawsuits that were to be tried first in the federal Xarelto products liability MDL No. 2592 were pushed back an
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) will hear argument on March 30 on whether to create new multi-
[caption id="attachment_3242" align="alignright" width="240"] Howard M. Erichson, Professor of Law, Fordham University[/
By Anjelica Cappellino. This article is reprinted from The Expert Institute. There has been a huge spike in mass tort
[caption id="attachment_3228" align="alignright" width="300"] Defective Biomet replacement shoulder, showing the fractur
The FDA has issued a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall, for The Physio-Control Lifepak 15 Monitor/Defibril
A Georgia woman filed a products liability suit against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon when loops of her intestines p
The FDA has issued a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall, for more than 3,600 shoulder replacement devices -
[caption id="attachment_3196" align="alignright" width="300"] Smith & Nephew Modular SMF hip implant[/caption] Th
[caption id="attachment_3182" align="alignright" width="213"] Ethicon polypropylene pelvic mesh[/caption] The Fourth
[caption id="attachment_2349" align="alignright" width="212"] Stryker LFIT V40 Anatomic Femoral Head device[/caption]
For the fifth time since the federal Xarelto products liability MDL No. 2592 was created, US District Judge Eldon E. Fal
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created new MDL No. 2754 to hear product liability litigation against Bri
[caption id="attachment_934" align="alignright" width="300"] DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip[/caption] The 5th US C
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"] Derek H. Potts, founder and national partner of Potts Law Firm[/caption]
US District Judge Donovan W. Frank in pretrial order No. 36 expanded a 2014 settlement program for US patients who under
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) cited four reasons to refuse the creation of a multi-district
[caption id="attachment_3107" align="alignright" width="300"] Johnson & Johnson has known about cancer risks since t
[caption id="attachment_2840" align="alignright" width="150"] Zimmer NexGen Flex knee implant[/caption] A Chicago jur
[caption id="attachment_3090" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr. Bhajanjit Sonny Bal, MD, JD, MBA, a Professor of Ortho
Vehemently opposing a motion to create a new MDL for proton-pump inhibitor litigation (PPI), pharmaceutical companies ar
Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan ruled that California can require Monsanto to label its herbicide Roun
Contact Barbara Capasso at (954) 383-3932 or barbara@masstortnexus.com for more information. The upcoming year promi
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ordered the parties in Roundup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2741 to submit
Yet another study has found a possible link between the genital use of talcum powder and an increased risk of ovarian ca
US District Judge Brian Martinotti appointed the plaintiff's steering committee for MDL 2750 for Invokana
[caption id="attachment_3026" align="alignright" width="200"] Smith & Nephew Tandem Bipolar Hip System[/caption]
U.S. District Judge Landya B. McCafferty stayed all discovery proceedings in Pretrial Order No. 1, until an initial case
[caption id="attachment_3007" align="alignright" width="297"] Sorin Group Stöckert 3T Heater-Cooler System manufactured
Ten plaintiffs who have filed suit against Bayer over its Mirena hormone-coated birth control device have asked the Judi
Throwing a lifeline to Bristol-Myers as it tries to wriggle out of mass tort claims against its Plavix blood-thinner in
Another wrongful death action has been filed in federal court in Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) Products Liability Litigation, th
A new Université de Montréal study in the British Medical Journal reveals that antidepressants prescribed to pregnant wo
[caption id="attachment_2944" align="alignright" width="400"] Peripheral neuropathy, a result of damage to your peripher
[caption id="attachment_2938" align="alignright" width="300"] Georgia Republican Congressman Tom Price[/caption] Acco
[caption id="attachment_2934" align="alignright" width="224"] Fortify Assura VR ICD, and a Quadra Assura CRT-D[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_2929" align="alignright" width="300"] PNC 27 molecule[/caption] The FDA is warning consumers
[caption id="attachment_1948" align="alignright" width="125"] Attorney Fidelma Fitzpatrick[/caption] California Super
At the plaintiff's request, US District Judge Christina A. Snyder in California combined two cases against Wright Medica
Eight successful plaintiffs in In re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation have c
[caption id="attachment_2881" align="alignright" width="300"] Tension-free vaginal tape (TVT)[/caption] Emphatically
[caption id="attachment_1610" align="alignright" width="290"] Risperdal causes gynecomastia, or enlarged breasts, in men
In a major victory for plaintiffs in litigation against Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder, the Missouri Court of App
[caption id="attachment_2840" align="alignright" width="271"] Zimmer NexGen Flex knee implant[/caption] A federal jud
[caption id="attachment_934" align="alignright" width="300"] DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip[/caption] Ruling that
[caption id="attachment_2813" align="alignright" width="175"] Nicholas P. Jewell[/caption] Will Nicholas Jewell, a re
A Pennsylvania man is the latest of 1,800 plaintiffs to file a mass tort claim against the makers of the blood pressure
[caption id="attachment_2790" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, the Director of Men’s Health Bost
An association of 177 health insurance companies and medical providers in Brazil sued Boston Scientific Corporation, Art
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. have filed a motion to create new MDL No. 2757 in New York to hear Eliquis
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will decide at a hearing on Jan. 26 in Miami whether to create a new MDL
Even though it is illegal to pay kickbacks to doctors, pharmaceutical and medical device companies are paying $2 billion
US District Judge M. Casey Rodgers appointed plaintiff and defense leadership committees in the new MDL 2734, In re: Abi
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation expanded MDL 2691 Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Products Liability Litig
Expanding a $1 billion settlement struck two years ago, Stryker Corp. and Howmedica Osteonics Corp. have agreed to compe
Plaintiffs in California litigation over deadly side effects of the anti-clotting drug Plavix called on the US Supreme C
The pro-defendant propaganda group, the “American Tort Reform Association” issued its latest list of “Judicial Hellholes
[caption id="attachment_1999" align="alignright" width="200"] Chief Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt[/caption] In an unusual
As published first on US Recall News.
As a result of an updated review, the FDA has concluded again that use of the type 2 diabetes medicine pioglitazone (Act
[caption id="attachment_2686" align="alignright" width="147"] Expert witness Dr. Mark P. Solomon, a plastic surgeon in B
US District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin added a new obstacle for West Virginia plaintiffs in Transvaginal Mesh Litigation co
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that California, along with 42 other states and the Distric
The Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) has created new: MDL No. 2753 for Atrium Medical Corp.'s C-Q
[caption id="attachment_2631" align="alignright" width="206"] Attorney Leigh O'Dell of Beasley Allen[/caption] U.S. D
[caption id="attachment_2418" align="alignright" width="300"] Atrium Medical C-Qur surgical mesh[/caption] The Judici
By refusing to hear an appeal from Ethicon, Inc., a unit of Johnson & Johnson, the New Jersey Supreme Court upheld a
[caption id="attachment_1610" align="alignright" width="290"] Risperdal causes gynecomastia, or enlarged breasts, in men
A woman who waited to serve a complaint in hopes of a settlement lost her claim against DePuy Orthopaedics alleging a de
Eight plaintiffs who received tainted steroid injections from a doctor at a Maryland clinic filed a motion to consolidat
Independent food safety testing done by Food Democracy found extremely high levels of the herbicide glyphosate -- the ac
[caption id="attachment_934" align="alignright" width="300"] DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip[/caption] A federal jury
The FDA approved class-wide labeling changes for all prescription testosterone products, adding a new Warning and updati
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer have filed a motion to create a new MDL 2754 consolidating mass tort litigation in US Di
Dealing a setback to citizens concerned about the effects of genetically engineered crops (GMO), the Ninth US Circuit Co
US District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt in the Eastern District of Louisiana issued Pretrial Order 2 on Nov. 17, 2016 appoi
[caption id="attachment_2523" align="alignright" width="200"] Unicompartmental knee prosthesis[/caption] Stryker Corp
US District Judge Vince Chhabria appointed Robin Greenwald of Weitz & Luxenberg, PC, Michael Miller of The Miller Fi
US District Judge Joan N. Ericksen said she will randomly select 150 cases for bellwether trials from the 809 actions fi
In an unusual move, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) reopened MDL 2434 for product liability claim
Flatly denying that perineal use of talc causes ovarian cancer, Johnson & Johnson called on US District Judge Freda
In its latest 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Boston Scientific announced that as of Oct. 31 it
The FDA recommended on Nov. 15 that health care providers thoroughly discuss available sterilization and birth control m
More than 1,000 actions have been filed against C.R. Bard, Inc. about its defective Meridian IVC Filter in litigation co
Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. lost a motion to dismiss a Texas man's complaint that Invokana gave him diabetic ketoacidos
US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor organized discovery into five phases on Nov. 10 In Re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products
US District Judge Robert B. Kugler in Camden, New Jersey, denied a motion for summary judgment filed by plaintiffs in Be
The FDA issued a new Medical Device Reporting for Manufacturers, describing its current regulation on reporting and reco
Six plaintiffs who suffered kidney damage have filed a motion for the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML)
By Anjelica Cappellino of The Expert Institute Preparing for trial with an expert witness is not an easy task. It req
[caption id="attachment_1610" align="alignright" width="290"] Risperdal causes gynecomastia, or enlarged breasts, in men
Wright Medical Technology agreed on Nov. 2 to settle 1,292 claims in consolidated litigation in Georgia federal court an
On September 7, 2016 the FDA issued a letter to physicians as well as the public recommending against the use of screeni
Ethicon, a division of Johnson and Johnson, issued an urgent field safety notice on May 25, 2016 related to its hernia r
In an early discovery dispute in mass tort litigation against Monsanto, the company is refusing to give plaintiffs disco
The emergence of a second wave of plaintiffs for hip implant cases which have already been litigated or are cu
Viibryd, manufactured by Forest Laboratories was approved by the FDA in 2011 for the treatment of major depressive disor
US District Judge Joan N. Ericksen set November 17 as the date for the Initial Pretrial Conference in Bair Hugger Forced
In two related settlements German automaker Volkswagen AG and related entities have agreed to spend up to $14.7 billion
US District Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. issued an order disclosing the settlement of 93 cases in Biomet M2a Magnum Hip I
[caption id="attachment_2259" align="alignright" width="219"] Jim Onder is the senior member and founder of the law firm
US District Judge Vince Chhabria requested attorneys who wish to be lead counsel in In Re: Roundup Products Liability Li
[caption id="attachment_2220" align="alignright" width="293"] Court of Common Pleas Xarelto Litigation[/caption] Appr
Closing arguments in the third trial in St. Louis over the cancer risks of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based personal h
[caption id="attachment_2171" align="alignleft" width="233"] Dr. Nikolaos Aletras, who led the study at UCL Computer Sci
Rex Medical L.P., the designer of the Option and Option Elite IVC Filters as well as the distributor of these products,
Federal multi-district litigation is about to get underway in the US District Court in New Orleans for recently consolid
Pennsylvania Judge Arnold L. New set 10 cases for bellwether trials next year and outlined discovery deadlines for In Re
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Nelson C. Johnson barred two prominent scientists who were prepared to testify for plai
US District Chief Judge Clay D. Land ruled that no new cases will be accepted in MDL 2004 In Re Mentor Corp. Obtape Tran
The California Supreme Court ruled that state courts can take "specific jurisdiction" over mass tort claims by out-of-st
[caption id="attachment_1491" align="alignright" width="300"] Cook Celect® IVC Filter[/caption] US District Judge Ric
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Nelson Johnson issued two orders dismissing a total of 160 cases from 20 states against
Dozens of plaintiffs who suffered kidney damage or ketoacidosis have filed a motion to create new MDL 2750 for Invokana
Click to read the original editorial from: The Choice Could Not Be More Clear "May you live in interesting times" is
[caption id="attachment_1999" align="alignright" width="200"] Chief Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt[/caption] Judge Kurt D.
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[caption id="attachment_2053" align="alignright" width="300"] Alere InRatio medical device[/caption] We have received
US District Court Judge Joan N. Ericksen for the District of Minnesota approved a Plaintiff Fact Sheet as well as proced
This article is excerpted from Democratizing Legal Services: Obstacles and Opportunities, by Laura Snyder (Lanham, Maryl
In an update of Case Management Order No. 2a, the court in Xarelto MDL 2592 Federal Litigation updated when four bellwet
US District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin upheld $14.3 total verdict in favor of three women who suffered ongoing pain from th
US District Judge Mark A. Kearney ruled that a Pennsylvania woman's case may proceed, charging that talc supplied by Ime
Consolidating thousands of lawsuits involving Abilify schizophrenia drug, Roundup herbicide, Talc powder and Taxotere ca
An Illinois plaintiff who contracted non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes) after using the herbicide Roundu
[caption id="attachment_1947" align="alignright" width="125"] Attorney Elizabeth Graham[/caption] [caption id="attach
[caption id="attachment_1178" align="alignright" width="150"] Bard Denali IVC Filter[/caption] New research in JAMA S
Litigation against the makers of powerful antacids, know as proton pump inhibitors, is mounting as plaintiffs charge tha
[caption id="attachment_1919" align="alignright" width="150"] Derek T. Braslow[/caption] Eight cases involving the an
[caption id="attachment_1703" align="alignright" width="299"] John Ray[/caption] Mass Tort Litigation has emerged as
More than 3,500 personal injury and wrongful death cases are currently pending US District Court for the Southern Distri
One of the final images of beloved golfer Arnold Palmer is the 87-year old in a TV commercial wearing a pink sweater and
Patients who took Abilify and suffered compulsive sex, gambling and shopping side effects have requested that the US Jud
US District Judge John W. Lungstrum in Kansas certified nine class actions brought by virtually every corn producer in A
Several Invokana plaintiffs who sued Janssen Pharmaceuticals after they suffered severe kidney damage have filed a motio
The judge overseeing federal Xarelto product liability litigation ordered defendant Bayer to turn over the personnel rec
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation reported that 700 product liability lawsuits have been filed as of Sep
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hear arguments this month on consolidating 18 actions pending in
An Illinois man filed suit against Monsanto in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois alleging he dev
A federal judge has appointed attorney Cathy Yanni of JAMS in San Francisco as the Special Master to administer a settle
A second Samsung cell phone owner -- a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone
[caption id="attachment_1178" align="alignright" width="200"] Bard Denali IVC Filter[/caption] US District Judge Davi
[caption id="attachment_1794" align="alignright" width="300"] Some 39,000 pelvic mesh cases have been filed against Bost
As suspected, C.R. Bard, Inc. has indeed been settling IVC Filter cases, according to the 10-Q statement it filed with t
Plaintiffs in 14 different federal courts are seeking to create the new MDL No. 2741 in southern Illinois to hear their
So far there are 700 cases and climbing
Manufacturers of defective IVC filter medical devices are settling cases behind the scenes, as litigation is building na
The FDA recommends against using currently offered tests to screen for ovarian cancer. The Agency is especially concerne
[caption id="attachment_1710" align="alignright" width="150"] Jim C. BeasleyGroup President[/caption] US District Jud
The First US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a class action lawsuit against CVS Caremark pharmacies may proceed in l
5 Mass Torts for Plaintiff Attorneys Today Broadcast August 31, 2016 Visit http://goo.gl/rOG9qt to see the slides an
Too many women who have suffered transvaginal mesh complications wonder how it was ever approved by the FDA and why it t
Harnessing a successful tactic used in Mirena IUD litigation two years ago, defendants in other Mass Tort cases are usin
[caption id="attachment_1327" align="alignright" width="300"] Tetralogy of fallot, which is a combination of several con
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation set arguments on Sept. 29 for a motion to centralize 33 federal lawsuits wher
[caption id="attachment_746" align="alignright" width="230"] Bard Meridian IVC Filter 2011[/caption] A woman who was
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that 1,000 lawsuits filed against the generic makers of Reglan, a gastric reflux drug
[caption id="attachment_934" align="alignright" width="300"] DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip[/caption] The Californ
Adam Warren of The Sentinel Group® in Temecula, CA, published an article saying it is crucial for attorneys to understan
Two lead plaintiffs in the Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation have filed a motion with the US Judicial P
A woman who used the antibiotic Levaquin and developed permanent nerve damage has filed a class action lawsuit accusing
[caption id="attachment_1491" align="alignright" width="300"] Cook Celect® IVC Filter[/caption] U.S. Magistrate Judge
US District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly has set June 5, 2017, for the start of first of six AbbVie bellwether trials in MD
[caption id="attachment_1610" align="alignright" width="290"] Risperdal causes gynecomastia, or enlarged breasts, in men
[caption id="attachment_1600" align="alignright" width="300"] Mikal Watts (right) was accused of padding a list of claim
Your skin is your largest organ, and anything you put on it should contain only the best and safest ingredients from nat
Lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in civil penalties under Kentucky’s Consumer Protection Act Kentucky Attorney Gener
Ethicon, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson filed a motion to exclude the general-causation testimony of Brian Raybon, M.D.
The FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research approved new safety labeling changes for the Taxotere (Docetaxel) breast
By Adam Warren of The Sentinel Group®, Temecula, CA. If you are deep into mass tort marketing or other forms of legal
Health Canada, the country's equivalent of the US Food and Drug Administration, warned healthcare professionals about th
[caption id="attachment_1575" align="alignright" width="229"] See below for 15 supplements to always avoid.[/caption]
Watch this video and then contact Barbara Capasso at (954) 383-3932 or barbara@masstortnexus.com Attorney James O
Eight plaintiffs who have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes) have petitioned the Judic
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Judge Winifred Y. Smith in Superior Court of California, Alameda County, issued a decision on Aug. 2, 2016, permitting t
[caption id="attachment_1491" align="alignright" width="300"] Cook Celect IVC Filter[/caption] U.S. District Judge Ri
In Case Management Order No. 5 on August 1, US District Court Judge Eldon E. Fallon ordered four categories of Xarelto c
Valencia, California, August 2, 2016 -- Amicus Media Group is stepping up the legal marketing game with new services, to
The FDA revised the Boxed Warning, its strongest warning, about fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs to address side effe
Johnson & Johnson announced sales of $18.5 billion on July 19, 2016 for the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 3
[caption id="attachment_1451" align="alignright" width="300"] Acclarent marketed the Stratus even after the FDA rejected
[caption id="attachment_964" align="alignright" width="224"] It is generally understood that temporary baldness may be a
A patient-centered research institute is conducting two studies that will compare the effectiveness of Pradaxa, Xarelto
US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor ordered on July 21 that any plaintiff in a pending action who previously filed a comp
[caption id="attachment_1398" align="alignright" width="155"] Troy Brenes[/caption] Litigation involving Cook and Cor
[caption id="attachment_1377" align="alignright" width="648"] The lawsuits allege this cover-up was orchestrated at the
By Sandy A. Liebhard, Bernstein Liebhard LLP, New York. A talcum powder lawsuit plaintiff has filed a motion with the
For the last six years, the European Commission has known that German automaker Volkswagen was cheating on emissions of
[caption id="attachment_1327" align="alignright" width="648"] Tetralogy of fallot is a combination of several congenital
The FDA is alerting healthcare professionals that PharmaTech LLC, Davie, Florida, is voluntarily recalling all non-expir
[caption id="attachment_1315" align="alignright" width="300"] The judge said, "Counsel should also avoid placing the Cou
[caption id="attachment_1310" align="alignright" width="300"] Jacqueline Gilbert was injured when this Chevy Cobalt hit
In an important new ruling, Judge Arnold L. New in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas amended the master and short f
A jury in Philadelphia ruled on July 8 that the antipsychotic drug Risperdal caused a Tennessee boy to grow breasts and
[caption id="attachment_1269" align="alignright" width="191"] The former president of AM2PAT, Dushyant Patel, was indict
[caption id="attachment_1263" align="alignright" width="155"] Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Monitor System[/caption] Diagnost
In Pretrial Order #10A, US District Judge Eldon Fallon allowed plaintiffs who have not already served Bayer Pharma AG or
[caption id="attachment_1160" align="alignright" width="299"] Bard Recovery IVC Filter[/caption] A federal judge cons
[caption id="attachment_954" align="alignright" width="225"] Zofran cleft palate birth defect[/caption] US District J
Approved IVC Filter Products United States Food and Drug Administration 07/05/2016: The following images and descripti
How did IVC Filters Obtain FDA Approval without Proving they were Safe and Effective? In that the first IVC F
A North Carolina woman who took Taxotere has filed suit against the makers of cancer drug Taxotere, alleging that it cau
Xarelto Lawsuit Filed Against Makers of Xarelto A husband and wife from Ohio filed suit against the makers of the drug
At least 1,239 Benicar side effects lawsuits have been filed against Allergan plc and Warner Chilcott Ltd., according to
By Kay Van Wey, Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization [caption id
Nearly 400 peripheral neuropathy lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox continue are pen
A drug commonly used to treat pain, epilepsy, anxiety and other brain health disorders may be associated with an increas
Plaintiffs product liability lawsuits against the manufacturers of Xarelto are encouraged by actions taken with another
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred 45 actions pending in four districts (listed below in Sche
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has issued a transfer order centralizing federal lawsuits in the Viagr
Nearly 400 peripheral lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox continue to move forward in
A Florida woman who was the first to file a lawsuit against Bayer for negligence and breach of express warranties concer
A case management conference is scheduled for June 30, 2016, in US District Court for the Northern District of Californi
Settlements Require VW to Spend up to $10 Billion to Buyback, Terminate Leases, or Modify Affected 2.0 Liter Vehicles an
[caption id="attachment_747" align="alignright" width="211"] Bard Denali IVC Filter 2013[/caption] In a public safety
Issuing several orders about discovery and trial dates, US District Judge Dennis G. Campbell is pushing forward C.R. Bar
[caption id="attachment_1040" align="alignright" width="300"] When pregnant women take Zofran, it leads to birth defects
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has strengthened the existing warning about the risk of acute kidney injury
In an effort to stifle free discussion about the Bair Hugger surgical blanket, attorneys for 3M are sending threatening
Federal law enforcement agencies announced a $54 million settlement against Salix Pharmaceuticals for using “speaker pro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex have
[caption id="attachment_977" align="alignleft" width="300"] Boston Scientific makes the dangerous Greenfield Vena Cava F
[caption id="attachment_964" align="alignright" width="224"] Image credit: Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm[/caption] Produc
More than 260 Zofran birth defects lawsuits continue to move forward in the federal multidistrict litigation now underwa
[caption id="attachment_934" align="alignright" width="300"] DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip[/caption] A recent stu
[caption id="attachment_921" align="alignright" width="150"] Cordis TrapEase IVC Filter[/caption] California plaintif
[caption id="attachment_747" align="alignright" width="150"] Bard IVC Filter[/caption] A South Dakota woman charges i
Forty Bellwether Trials Selected For Xarelto MDL 2592 Per Xarelto MDL 2592 Case Management Orders #2, #3 and #4 as well
The FDA has strengthened the existing warning about the risk of acute kidney injury for the type 2 diabetes medicines ca
Despite ongoing federal and state litigation, defendants Bayer HealthCare AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals have broadcast
[caption id="attachment_829" align="alignright" width="116"] Judge Eldon E. Fallon[/caption] The court in Xarelto MDL
The FDA is warning consumers about the risk of serious bleeding when using popular hangover remedies like Alka-Seltzer.
--By Starkeisha Tucker A Pennsylvania appeals court affirmed the $10.9 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson'
Doctors at the Alexander Burn Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma have treated four patients for third-degree burns in the last mo
The federal multidistrict court, where 260 Zofran birth defect lawsuits are filed, has issued two Pretrial Orders in MDL
Hundreds of hip and knee replacement infection lawsuits involving the 3M Bair Hugger forced air warming blanket continue
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris on May 24, 2016 filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnso
The global erectile dysfunction drugs market size was valued at over $4.39 billion in 2014. Key drivers of the market in
An investigation is underway into a clinical trial that the makers of Xarelto hired Duke University to undertake. S
Cook Medical Inc. and plaintiffs who have filed 400 lawsuits against it have agreed to bellwether cases that will be pre
https://youtu.be/9gfOvU3x70w Attorney Jim Onder of Onder Shelton, O'Leary & Peterson LLC in St. Louis, attended a
A Phoenix, AZ man was hospitalzied with extensive burns after batteries from an e-cigarette exploded, According to a rep
A group of plaintiffs who were seriously harmed by the antibiotic Levaquin, have filed suit against Johnson & Johnso
By Eleanor Smith. Thousands of case filings are increasing court dockets in the Xarelto blood-thinner mass tort litig
The FDA is alerting the public about results of an ongoing clinical trial that found an increase in leg and foot amputat
In the multi-district ligitation docket MDL 1943, defense counsel reported that there are currently 18 cases pending bef
Trial dates have been set for the first four bellwether trials for blood thinner Xarelto, by Judge Eldon Fallon in multi
[caption id="attachment_578" align="alignright" width="300"] Side effects of Fluoroquinolones include a ruptured achille
[video width="640" height="360" mp4="https://www.masstortnexus.com/mass-torts-news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/NBC-News-C
The FDA is warning that the antipsychotic medicine olanzapine can cause a rare but serious skin reaction that can progre
Two women from Kentucky are the newest members of a massive litigation accusing Cook Medical and other device-makers of
By Starkeisha Tucker A New Jersey appeals court affirmed an $11 million award to a woman who claimed a defective vagina
The US District Court in South Carolina has issued four case management orders in the Lipitor (Atorvastatin Calcium) Pro
Judge Dennis Saylor, US District Judge in Massachusetts, dismissed plaintiffs Tia Hancock, Joanna Tyler, and Dawn Barchi
Bureau Seeks Comment on Proposal to Ban a Contract Gotcha that Prevents Consumers from Suing Consumer Financial Companie
The FDA is warning that compulsive or uncontrollable urges to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex have been reported w
[caption id="attachment_494" align="alignright" width="182"] Jacqueline Fox, who died in 2015 of ovarian cancer after us
US District Judge Eldon E. Fallon scheduled the depositions of 40 plaintiffs in product liability litigation against the
The FDA is requiring labeling changes regarding the recommendations for metformin-containing medicines for diabetes to e
03/30/2016 - Plagued with mounting allegations and evidence of wronging related to various IVC Filter Devices C. R. Bard
[caption id="attachment_376" align="alignright" width="186"] Xarelto MDL 2592[/caption] Important Development
The FDA is warning consumers not to use “Best Bentonite Clay,” a product of Best Bentonite, located in Guthrie, Oklahoma
Hospira, Inc. is recalling one lot of 8.4% Sodium Bicarbonate Injection, USP (NDC: 0409-6625-02, Lot 56-148-EV, Expiry 1
Five plaintiffs have won a $502 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in a bellwether trial concerning
Attorneys representing women who were permanently injured by transvaginal mesh (“TVM”) devices manufactured by Caldera M
[caption id="attachment_954" align="alignright" width="225"] Zofran cleft palate birth defect[/caption] US District J
[caption id="attachment_340" align="alignright" width="150"] James Onder of Onder, Shelton, O'Leary & Peterson, LLC,
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By Michael Monheit of Monheit Law, Rydal, PA. Among several more Zofran birth defect lawsuits filed in the month of F
The FDA is alerting health care professionals of a voluntary recall of morphine sulfate 0.5 mg/mL preservative free in 0
By Banville Law Clinical trials done on diabetes type 2 drug Invokana have indicated that the medication substantiall
[caption id="attachment_242" align="alignright" width="240"] Accutane is linked to a series of serious side effects, inc
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) continues to receive adverse event reports involving SGLT2 inhibitors, suc
[caption id="attachment_9" align="alignright" width="275"] 2,800 plaintiffs who have filed lawsuits against Xarelto manu
A St. Louis jury has awarded $4.1 million in damages to the widow of an electrician from Westfield, Wisconsin, who died
Lucy's Weight Loss System of Arlington, TX, is voluntarily recalling all lots of Pink Bikini and Shorts on the Beach Cap
[caption id="attachment_226" align="alignright" width="300"] Credit: ADR Toolbox[/caption] By John H. Beisner, Jessic
By Charles James, Jr., and Camden Webb of Williams Mullen Do gun manufacturers really have blanket immunity from laws
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a highly-anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Jan. 20 that a class-action defendan
[caption id="attachment_199" align="aligncenter" width="648"] To see live reports of current earthquakes in Oklahoma, se
The FDA is warning consumers not to use Licorice Coughing Liquid, a cough syrup product sold over-the-counter, because i
[caption id="attachment_89" align="alignright" width="300"] Boston Scientific discussed bribing Chinese officials to hel
By Chris Janish, CEO of MT Services In the latest transvaginal mesh lawsuit news, plaintiff Patricia Hammons was rece
The FDA issued a safety watch and recall for the Pleural and Pneumopericardial Drainage Sets by Stryker Fuhrman because
By Brenda Fulmer, Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley At this time, there are Wright defective hip cases pen
A Texas man who suffered diabetic ketoacidosis from taking the diabetes medication, Invokana, is the lead plaintiff in a
Residents of California, Nevada, Tennessee, Texas and Georgia filed a class action lawsuit against Floor & Décor Out
A group of 10 residents from multiple states are suing pharmaceutical manufacturers, alleging that blood thinner Xarelto
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data req
By Joseph Osborne A federal judge has ordered that bellwether trials will take place starting in February for lawsuit
With the first of 15,000 lawsuits heading to trial on March 13 against the makers of blood-thinner Xarelto, Judge Eldon
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced the settlement of two pharmaceutical cases for total of $39.5 million. T
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[caption id="attachment_1160" align="alignright" width="250"] Bard IVC Filter MDL[/caption] Dozen
Across the country, e-cigarettes are a booming business, popular with many segments of society. But as their popularity
Bee Extremely Amazed LLC, Jewett, OH is voluntarily recalling various products marketed for weight loss to the consumer
By Joseph Osborne Two studies have brought new concerns to light regarding blood-thinner Xarelto and dangerous, uncon
Transvaginal mesh has been plagued by reports of devastating injuries among women who received the implants to treat pel
By Susan Schaefer The use of Bair Hugger forced-air warmers during surgery creates convection currents that capture par
BloodThinnerHelp.com reports on a recently filed Xarelto lawsuit which is quite different from most. The suit, which was
By Ford & Associates Nationwide Legal Services San Diego, CA - December 11, 2015 - The market for diabetes drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has strengthened the warning for the type 2 diabetes medicine canagliflozin
PHILADELPHIA – If the results of the first trials are any indication, Janssen Pharmaceuticals might find itself with a h
BloodThinnerHelp.com reports on a lawsuit filed in Vermont against the manufacturers of blood-thinning drug Xarelto: Bay
BOSTON, Oct. 13, 2015 - Families across the country have filed 112 product liability lawsuits against GlaxoSmithKline (G
Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, announced today that there has been a rise in IVC filter lawsuit
A California jury awarded $9.8 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiaries Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
NEW YORK, NY -- A $4 million verdict in favor of a man who was exposed to asbestos while working as an internal grinder
Lucy's Weight Loss System is voluntarily recalling all lots of Pink Bikini White powder Capsules, 30 white (750MG per ca
FDA Revises Invokana Warning Label According to the Invokana Legal Help Center, the most serious side effect concerns
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Tuesday consolidated more than 500 suits accusing Volkswagen of cheati
[caption id="attachment_25" align="alignright" width="270"] 85,000 cases against surgical mesh manufacturers have been c
BloodThinnerHelp.com reports on similarities between Xarelto and Pradaxa lawsuits, which have helped to give plaintiffs
Xarelto lawsuits involved in MDL 2592 continue to mount, and have now surpassed 2,000 cases according to BloodThinnerHel
