Two Sue Portland Archdiocese Alleging Sex Abuse
Sex Abuse Case Against Portland Archdiocese. A man and a woman have sued the Archdiocese of Portland for $3.1 million each, claiming they were sexually molested many years ago by priests. The plaintiffs are identified in the lawsuit only by their initials, "S.E." and "T.B." S.E. says she was molested between 1969 and 1971 when … [Read more...]
Florida Tobacco Lawsuit Deluge Coming, As Legal Experts See Big Advantages For Plaintiffs
Shear Volume of Tobacco Lawsuit Will Be Advantageous. Tobacco lawsuits by the thousands will soon be jamming court dockets in the state of Florida, thanks to a ruling that nullified the class-action status of a decade-old tobacco lawsuit in the state. But while the ensuing flurry of Florida tobacco lawsuits could wreak havoc with … [Read more...]
Scheduling Issue Pressed by Plaintiffs for 3 Trials in Vein-Filter MDL
Vein-Filter MDL Lawsuit Schedules Create Confusions. Argued Schedule Trials for Plaintiffs. Plaintiff have requested that an Indiana federal court set pretrial deadlines on the same schedule for the lawsuits involving Cook Medical Inc.'s Celect Vein filters for the three bellwethers cases selected in Vein-Filter multidistrict … [Read more...]
Plaintiffs in Benicar MDL to File Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
Lawsuit To Alleging High Blood Pressure Medication Caused Intestinal Problem. The Benicar multidistrict litigation (MDL) contains over 1,700 lawsuits alleging that the high blood pressure medication caused intestinal problems. Manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo allegedly knew about the risk of sprue-like enteropathy but failed to warn … [Read more...]
Two Medtronic Infuse Plaintiffs Obtain $8.45M in Settlements
Two Medtronic Infuse Plaintiffs Will Receive $8.45M. Two individuals who filed lawsuits over Medtronic's controversial Infuse bone graft product will receive a combined total of $8.45 million in settlements. Each of their lawsuits alleged that they were not informed about the risky procedures involving Infuse, which were allegedly … [Read more...]
IVC Filter Plaintiffs Hope for Settlement
IVC Filter Plaintiffs Settlement. In the multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving Cook Medical IVC blood clot filters, plaintiffs and their attorneys hope that a settlement can be reached before cases come to trial in September 2016. A settlement conference originally scheduled for March 2016 was postponed to allow the defendant's … [Read more...]
Cook Medical IVC Filter Plaintiffs Hope for Settlement before September Trials
IVC Filter Plaintiffs Settlement Conference Scheduled Postponed. In the multidistrict litigation (MDL) involving Cook Medical IVC blood clot filters, plaintiffs and their attorneys hope that a settlement can be reached before cases come to trial in September 2016. A settlement conference originally scheduled for March 2016 was … [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...]
Supreme Court Issues Ruling Favorable to Class-Action Plaintiffs
In a ruling favorable to class-action plaintiffs, the Supreme Court voted 6-to-3 that courts may not dismiss lawsuits simply because a defendant has offered to give the lead plaintiff everything the plaintiff sought. A contrary decision would have allowed companies accused of minor but mass wrongdoing to deal with plaintiffs one by … [Read more...]
Plaintiffs in DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit to Receive $200,000
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle claims. A new report says Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle claims with three recipients of its recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implant. The lawsuits would have been the first to go to trial, as they had been scheduled to go before a jury in December. Now … [Read more...]
$18M Accutane Lawsuit Award
$18 Million Awarded To Plaintiffs. Roche Holdings AG has once again been ordered to pay millions of dollars to plaintiffs who allege its Accutane acne drug caused them to suffer irritable bowel diseases. This time, a New Jersey state jury has awarded $9 million each to two women who say they developed ulcerative colitis due to … [Read more...]
Actos Bladder Cancer Plaintiffs Ask for MDL
Actos Bladder Cancer Plaintiffs Seeks Pending Claims. Consolidated Plaintiffs in an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit are seeking to have all future and pending claims consolidated in a multidistrict litigation and transferred to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. In a motion filed with the U.S. Judicial Panel … [Read more...]
Judge Omniscan Ruling Good News for Plaintiffs
Hundreds of Plaintiffs In Omniscan Lawsuits Are In a Wide Berth. Attorneys representing hundreds of plaintiffs in Omniscan lawsuits have been given a wide berth by a judge overseeing the litigation. In a 58-page procedural ruling, U.S. District Judge Dan Polster restricted important parts of GE Healthcare’s case, but said most of the … [Read more...]
Judge Rules not to Dismiss 24 Fosamax Lawsuits
Judge Will Not Dismiss Fosamax Lawsuits. Twenty-four Fosamax lawsuits filed by people who took the drug for less than three years will not be dismissed. In a ruling released yesterday, U.S. District Judge John Keenan also said that testimony from two plaintiffs' experts is admissible at trial. Fosamax is one of a number of drugs … [Read more...]
No Justice for Plaintiffs in Little Noticed Supreme Court Decision
Supreme Court Issued Implication For Plaintiffs. A Supreme Court decision issued in May is proving to have dangerous implications for plaintiffs in civil lawsuits. According to a New York Times article, the decision in Ashcroft vs. Iqbal has made it far easier - in fact, too easy - for federal judges to dismiss civil lawsuits long … [Read more...]
Vioxx Lawsuit Plaintiffs Have Big Decisions to Make
Vioxx Lawsuit Plaintiffs. With deadlines looming, many people injured by Vioxx will need to decide if they want to be part of the $4.85 billion settlement that Merck proposed late last year. But while it does appear that most Vioxx plaintiffs will participate in the settlement with Merck, a good number of others are indicating that … [Read more...]
MORE PERIL FOR MERRILL
Lawsuits Filed Against Merrill Lynch. Plaintiffs’ lawyers must be salivating. A lawsuit filed this week by the New York State Attorney General against Merrill Lynch & Co. has opened the door to claims by thousands of customers who relied upon the advice of the Merrill Lynch analysts. The court action was initiated after a … [Read more...]
