Whitney Taylor is a veteran journalist and regular contributor at Injury Lawyer News. Whitney is particularly interested in the impact of the pharmaceutical products impacting women such as birth control products, transvaginal mesh products, and others.
As Xarelto lawsuits continue to be filed in federal courts across the country, one group of six plaintiffs has sought coordination of those cases into a single U.S. district court. The plaintiffs have petitioned the U.S. Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to request all... Read More
As talcum powder cancer lawsuits continue to be filed across the country, one claim involving 65 women is making its way back to state court. The defendant in this lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson, requested the case be moved to federal court, citing a lack of diversity... Read More
Coordination of Lipitor diabetes lawsuits continues to move forward in federal court in South Carolina. The judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation or MDL concerning Lipitor allegations has scheduled the initial trial to begin in October 2015. This early trial, also known as a bellwether trial,... Read More
A West Virginia jury has granted a $3.27 million bladder sling lawsuit award to a plaintiff alleging permanent injuries from a vaginal mesh device manufactured by Ethicon. This is one of the first cases to go to trial against Ethicon, while more than 21,000 are... Read More
The first DePuy Pinnacle hip trial is now underway in Texas, offering a sneak peek into how juries might respond to hundreds of other lawsuits involving the DePuy Pinnacle hip in the future. This bellwether is the first of more than 6,000 complaints currently pending... Read More
Coordination of testosterone lawsuits is underway and lawyers are currently working with the judge overseeing the consolidated litigation to determine pretrial proceedings. Plaintiffs in these lawsuits are alleging testosterone products led to serious side effects, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, stroke and heart... Read More
A recent status conference for coordinated Actos bladder cancer lawsuits in federal court indicates litigation continues to move forward. Attorneys involved in the Actos MDL were scheduled to meet with the judge overseeing the coordination on August 21, to provide updates about case statuses for the... Read More
A Missouri judge is allowing a Medtronic Infuse bone graft lawsuit to proceed, after dismissing a motion by the defendant to dismiss claims of fraud and intentional misrepresentation filed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff in this complaint, Laura Blankenship, alleges use of the Infuse bone... Read More
