First GMO Corn Class Action Lawsuit Awarded Millions
A federal jury in Kansas has awarded close to $218 million in the first of eight certified state class action lawsuits, to farmers who sued Syngenta, a Swiss-based agribusiness giant. The verdict came following a three-week trial in Kansas City, Kansas, and involved four Kansas famers who represented over 7,000 farmers in the state. … [Read more...]
New Zofran Lawsuits Moved to Multidistrict Litigation in Boston
Zofran Lawsuits Transfered to U.S District Court. Zofran Lawsuits From Missisipi and Texas Transfered to U.S District Court. Two additional Zofran lawsuits, with plaintiffs from Mississippi and Texas, have been transferred to Zofran MDL 2675 pending in U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, before Judge F. Dennis Saylor, where the … [Read more...]
No Settlement Reached in IVC Filter MDL Conference
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated Cook IVC filter lawsuits, in October 2014, into the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Over 500 plaintiffs have joined the litigation, all alleging to have been injured by Cook Celect and Gunther Tulip IVC filters. A settlement conference … [Read more...]
Smith & Nephew Plaintiffs Seek MDL
Metal-on-Metal Smith & Nephew Hip Associated with High Failure Rates. Plaintiffs who allege injuries due to the Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and R3 hip replacement implant failure have recently filed a petition with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all pending federal BHR … [Read more...]
Bellwether Case in Transvaginal Mesh Multidistrict Litigation Settled
MDL Over Transvaginal Mesh Injuries. Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon Inc. has settled a bellwether case in multidistrict litigation over transvaginal mesh injuries on the fifth day of the trial. Matthew Johnson, a spokesman for Ethicon, said the company and the plaintiff had reached a settlement to resolve her case, but … [Read more...]
Australian women joining class-action lawsuit against J&J over transvaginal mesh injuries
Pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson now faces increasing legal troubles in Australia caused by the failures of its transvaginal mesh devices. According to Australia's ABC News, women there have begun joining a class-action lawsuit against the American company after they suffered serious injuries and complications caused by … [Read more...]
Zimmer Knee Replacement Lawsuits Consolidated
Zimmer Knee Replacement Lawsuit. A plaintiff in a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement lawsuit is seeking to have all such lawsuits consolidated in a multidistrict litigation. In a motion filed June 6, the plaintiff asks the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to transfer all current and future Zimmer NexGen knee lawsuits to the … [Read more...]
NSF Lawsuits Moving Ahead
NSF Lawsuits Moving Ahead. Lawsuits filed by people claiming that gadolinium contrast agents caused them to develop Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) are moving forward in the Multidistrict Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Last week, the judge overseeing the litigation established a series of … [Read more...]
