Walmart Proposes $3 Billion Opioid Settlement With State & Local Governments
The retail giant’s settlement proposal follows similar deals by CVS and Walgreens this month.
Jury Rules In Favor of Monsanto, Marking 6th Straight Roundup Defense Verdict
The third Roundup trial to be held in Missouri–site of the former Monsanto Corp. headquarters–resulted in a defense verdict.
3M Denied New Trial In $50 Million Military Earplug Verdict
A judge denied a review of the Luke Vilsmeyer verdict, leaving the 13th bellwether trial stand but 3M will appeal.
Acetaminophen Caused Autism & Other Developmental Disorders, Moms Allege In Lawsuits
Research studies show that babies born to women who took high doses of Tylenol (acetaminophen) while pregnant were 20% more likely to have autism.
Roundup Cancer Plaintiffs Urge Federal Judge To Resolve Federal Pool of Cases
With 30,000 unresolved Roundup cancer claims, plaintiff’s attorneys are pushing for another settlement or a remand of cases to district courts around the country.
Jury Finds For Bayer in St. Louis Multi-Plaintiff Roundup Trial
A jury returned a defense verdict, marking Bayer’s 5th win at trial in a row, but the news is not all bad for plaintiffs.
Are Bard Hernia Mesh Lawsuits Close To A Resolution?
A judge has appointed a settlement master while Bard faces tens of thousands of defective hernia mesh lawsuits.
3M Can’t Escape Military Earplug Trials Despite Subunit Bankruptcy Proceedings, Judge Rules
3M’s subunit, Aearo Technologies, maker of CAEv2 military earplugs can still file for bankruptcy but that won’t stop 3M from facing 230,000 hearing damage lawsuits.
Zantac Trial—First in Nation—Dropped After Generic Drug Makers Reach Settlement With Plaintiff
Scheduled for August 22, the first Zantac trial in the nation has been dismissed after the plaintiff reached an agreement with generic makers of the drug.
J&J Announces Global Removal of Talc Baby Powder Next Year
More than 2 years after yanking talc powder off U.S. shelves, J&J said it will do the same globally sometime next year.
Veterans File Motions To Block 3M Military Earplug Bankruptcy Plan
Just days after 3M filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for its military earplug subunit, two veterans filed motions
3M Seeks To Resolve Military Earplug Litigation With $1 Billion Fund & Bankruptcy
3M is hoping that $1 billion and chapter 11 bankruptcy will resolve nearly 300,000 hearing damage claims. But will all plaintiffs agree to the trust fund?
Alabama Appeals Court Delivers Death Knell To Bayer’s Attempt To Have Roundup Lawsuits Tossed
An appeals court in Alabama has revived a Roundup weedkiller lawsuit that makes a Supreme Court review of previous decisions highly unlikely.
LA Jury Awards $43 Million To Mesothelioma Patient
After mesothelioma-related asbesos lawsuits were paused because of Covid, an LA jury returned one of the largest verdicts in recent years.
Juul Ordered By FDA To Halt E-Cigarette Sales, Appeals Court Pauses Order
A day after being issued marketing denial orders by the FDA, Juul filed for an emergency appeal, and that appeal is being reviewed by a federal court.
Roundup Weedkiller Lawsuit Updates
Despite winning its fourth straight Roundup trial, things aren’t all rosy for Bayer AG. The company faces a new mini class action among other setbacks.
Mediation Talks Ordered In 3M Earplug Litigation
The judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation 3M earplug trials has ordered both parties to begin mediation talks by July 15.
Bayer Wins 3rd Successive Roundup Trial
A jury in Kansas City cleared Bayer/Monsanto of liability in the sixth Roundup cancer trial–the first case to be tried outside of California.
Judge Reduces Veteran’s Award in Largest 3M Military Earplug Verdict
A $55 million hearing damage award was reduced to $21 million because of caps set by Colorado law, which applies to the case of veteran William Wayman.
16th 3M Earplug Trial Returns $77.5 Million Award for Army Vet
3M has been ordered to pay $300 million to 13 U.S. Army veterans in 10 earplug trials in the initial phase of the CAEv2 litigation.
Supreme Court Urged Not To Review Hardeman $25 Million Verdict
Bayer was hoping the nation’s high court would review the third Roundup personal injury trial and wipe out the remaining 30,000 unresolved claims.
Monsanto Ex-CEO Ordered To Testify In New Roundup Trial
Hugh Grant, who led Monsanto for 15 years, was ordered by a judge to testify in a Roundup trial in person.
3M Military Earplug Trial #15 Results in $2 Million Plaintiff Verdict, Over $200 Million Awarded To Plaintiffs
3M’s trial record now stands at six wins and 9 losses in the first 15 military earplug trials. In 3M’s 9 losses, juries have awarded over $222 million to 12 plaintiffs.
J&J Ordered To Pay California Over $300 Million For Deceptive Pelvic Mesh Marketing
Ethicon, a subunit of J&J, failed to warn women that its transvaginal/pelvic mesh surgical devices posed significant health risks.
Industrial Talc Lawsuits Can Proceed Despite Consumer Product Bankruptcy
J&J has temporarily escaped 40,000 consumer talc lawsuits through a controversial bankruptcy plan but it must face decades-old lawsuits from those allegedly harmed by talc in the workplace.
Roundup Weed Killer False Claims Settlement Raises Concerns
If you purchased Roundup weed killer products, you may be entitled to receive compensation for your purchases. But don’t forget that you can still sue the company for personal injury.
3M Wins 14th Earplug Trial, Loses Bid To Force Filing Fees
3M’s win-loss record in 14 earplug trials now stands at 6-8. A jury returned a defense verdict in the case of a veteran who is only the second female plaintiff whose case has been tried.
St Louis Roundup Weed Killer Trial Scheduled For Today Nixed By Settlement
A new Roundup trial that was scheduled to start today was cancelled after a settlement was reached between Monsanto-owner, Bayer AG and dozens of plaintiffs.
Expedited Appeal of J&J’s Controversial Bankruptcy Plan Granted
The same judge who approved J&J’s plan to offload its talc liabilities into a bankrupt subunit has granted talc cancer plaintiffs a fast-track appeal in bankruptcy court.
Army Vet Awarded $50 Million in 2nd Largest 3M Earplug Verdict
Out of 13th bellwether CAEv2 trials, 3M has lost eight. Juries have returned over $200 million to 11 plaintiffs.
Unsealed Docs Reveal J&J Injected Black Inmates With Asbestos
In the early 1970s, J&J funded research conducted human experiments in a prison that injected inmates with cancer-causing asbestos.
25% of MDs Received Kickbacks From Opioid Makers
It is illegal for doctors to receive payments from pharmaceutical companies for prescribing their drugs yet roughly a quarter of over 800,000 doctors received opioid kickbacks during the height of the opioid crisis.
New $5.5 Billion Deal Reached in Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Settlement
Members of the Sackler family, which created Oxycontin under Purdue Pharma must pay more money to resolve opioid litigation.
J&J’s Plan To Bankrupt Talc Subunit Upheld By NJ Court
It’s still unclear how the approval of the bankruptcy would affect plaintiffs’ claims, however, critics believe it’s a miscarriage of justice.
3M Combat Arms Earplug Litigation Updates 2022
3M appeals the first military earplug trial verdict and more developing news in the nation’s largest mass tort in history.
Will The Supreme Court Review The Hardeman $25 Million Roundup Verdict?
Bayer’s hoping that the nation’s high court will review one of the three Roundup decisions it has lost at trial, but it might be a Hail Mary at best.
GlaxoSmithKline Seeks Discovery Info From Valisure Over Zantac MDL
Zantac maker, GSK, wants information from the independent pharmacy/lab that was the first to alert the FDA about cancer-causing NDMA in Zantac.
Legal Experts File Amicus Brief On Behalf Of Talc Cancer Patients Against J&J
A group of the nation’s most respected law professors has filed an amicus brief, arguing that J&J’s bankruptcy plan to avoid paying asbestos-tainted talc victims sets a dangerous precedent.
3M Hammered With $110 Million Combat Earplug Verdict
3M has been hit with the largest verdict to date in the massive Combat Arms Earplug version 2 (CAEv2) multidistrict litigation.
$10 Million Lawsuit Added To Elmiron MDL
Approximately 600 Elmiron eye damage lawsuits are consolidated in a New Jersey federal court. The latest addition to the MDL is a $10 million suit filed by a New Hampshire woman.