In a recent court order, Judge Eldon Fallon, who oversees the Xarelto multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana, outlined the schedule for the first four trials. Judge Fallon has selected four cases to serve as the first bellwether cases. These cases will represent the thousands of other cases currently pending, … [Read more...]
Pretrial Proceedings Moving Forward in First Four Xarelto Bellwether Cases
Mississippi Woman Files Benicar Lawsuit Alleging Drug Caused Colitis
A lawsuit filed recently on behalf of a Mississippi woman alleges that the blood-pressure drug Benicar HCT caused her colitis and other gastrointestinal complications. This lawsuit is part of a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in progress in federal court in New Jersey, Top Class Actions reports. … [Read more...]
Lawsuit Alleges Benicar HCT Led to Colitis
A new lawsuit has been filed over Benicar HCT (olmesartan medoxomil and hydrochlorothiazide), a hypertension medication manufactured by Daiichi-Sankyo and Forest Laboratories. The plaintiff is a Mississippi woman who began taking the drug in 2005. She developed colitis and other gastrointestinal symptoms, allegedly due to Benicar … [Read more...]
Cook IVC Filter Bellwether Trials Slated for 2017
Trials dates have been set by the judge presiding over the Cook inferior vena cava (IVC) multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Indiana to begin 2017. Hundreds of additional lawsuits have been filed by people alleging that Cook Medical’s devices tend to break in the vein causing serious injury. IVC filters are meant to prevent blood … [Read more...]
Bellwether Trial Dates in Xarelto Litigation Scheduled for 2017
Bellwether trial dates have been selected in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation (MDL) 2592. Court records show that more than 2,800 lawsuits have been consolidated into the MDL in Eastern Louisiana before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon. A list of 40 bellwether cases have been selected, and Judge Fallon has asked that four be … [Read more...]
