Several studies have already established that talc-based products can cause an increased risk of ovarian cancer in women, when the powders are used for feminine hygiene purposes. But new research suggests an even more sinister side effect of talcum powder – mesothelioma. This rare type... Read More

Multidistrict litigation (MDL) is an often-used procedural option that allows litigants from multiple jurisdictions the opportunity to consolidate their cases into one federal court. Unlike a class action, cases consolidated under MDL rules remain distinct and separate matters – however routine hearings and matters common... Read More

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. won a partial but sizable reprieve from their $9 billion punitive damages Actos verdict in the Louisiana case of Terence Allen v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America Inc. Mr. Allen, a former hardware store manager from Attica, NY, alleged... Read More

The first Zimmer Durom Cup lawsuit trial began in Illinois’ St. Clair County Circuit Court last week. The trial marks the first of an estimated 350 claims brought against Zimmer, which temporarily halted Durom Cup hip replacement sales in 2008. The Illinois state court panel... Read More

Stryker Corporation has agreed to pay a minimum of $1.43 billion to thousands of plaintiffs who had filed lawsuits against the medical device maker. The Stryker hip recall settlement comes on the heels of settlement announcements made by other medical device manufacturers. It is typical... Read More

On December 4, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will meet in Charleston, South Carolina to consider a motion filed by a group of plaintiffs to centralize all Xarelto bleeding injury lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system as part of an MDL (Multidistrict... Read More

The first Pinnacle hip implant lawsuit to go to trial resulted in a favorable ruling for pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. The Texas jury determined the Pinnacle systems was not defective and the company provided appropriate warning of potential risks to the medical community and the general... Read More

A Pawnee, Illinois couple has filed a Benicar diarrhea lawsuit, after the female plaintiff became severely ill as result of ingesting the blood pressure medication. Deborah Dirksen and her husband, Richard, allege the drug makers knew or should have known about the risk of enteropathy... Read More