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Stryker Rejuvenate hip settlements have been reached in 20 of 21 cases that have completed stage II of court ordered mediation, according to a court document issued earlier this month. The cases are part of a multi-county litigation (MCL) taking place in Bergen County, NJ... Read More
An Actos class action lawsuit filed in July as part of a larger multidistrict litigation (MDL) taking place in Louisiana will be tried separately, according to an order issued by the presiding judge. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty issued the order on September 16. The... Read More
The judge presiding over thousands of lawsuits related to transvaginal mesh products has issued a pretrial order striking down the defendant’s motion to separate five Boston Scientific mesh lawsuits that were consolidated for a single trial date in October. The defendants filed the motion to... Read More
C.R. Bard has agreed to more than 500 transvaginal mesh settlements with clients represented by two law firms, according to a second quarter filing of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Representatives from the manufacturer indicate that they continue to negotiate with other firms... Read More
In the wake of an expanded recall of NaturaLyte liquid concentrate for bacterial contamination, the FDA has announced that one death and two injuries have been reported in connection with the contaminated product. The FDA report on the recalled concentrate, issued on May 28, noted... Read More
The first Zoloft lawsuit trial date has been pushed back to January of 2015 at the request of the defendant, Pfizer, Inc.; the pharmaceutical company filed a motion in April stating that they would not be prepared for the original trial date set for November... Read More
The first Lipitor diabetes lawsuit is set to begin on or after July 1, 2015, according to guidelines issued by the presiding judge in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) consolidated in the U.S. District Court of the District of South Carolina. In the case management order... Read More
For patients who believe that they have been harmed by the Biomet Magnum hip replacement system and hope to participate in the settlement negotiated earlier this year, time is running out to file a lawsuit against the manufacturer by the deadline. Plaintiffs must file a... Read More
