October 25, 2016 – The first lawsuits were scheduled for the Ethicon Physiomesh which had been removed from the global market in May 2016 after reports it degraded inside patients and did not function as intended. For other updates and information, please visit our hernia mesh litigation page. References Akre, Jane. “Lawsuits Scheduled for Ethicon’s Physiomesh Hernia Mesh.” Mesh...
Continue ReadingDec. 8, 2016 – Multiple Atrium C-Qur lawsuits are consolidated into MDL No. 2753 in the U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire. For more updates and information about joining a lawsuit, please visit our Hernia Mesh Lawyers page. References U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/multi-district-litigation-mdl.
Continue ReadingDecember 2018 – Per the U.S. Judicial Panel’s Transfer Order, the six outside pending actions against Atrium were consolidated into the District of New Hampshire MDL. Visit our hernia mesh lawsuit page for more information. Please don’t hesitate to call us today if you think you need help with a similar case. Reference: U.S. District Court, District of New...
Continue ReadingWomen are suing Teva, the owner of Paragard, after their IUDs broke during removal and caused infertility, among other health issues. Various plaintiffs claim that the device became stuck to the uterine wall and broke apart when the device was removed. This caused severe abdominal pain, pelvic inflammation, infection, and infertility. There are currently 55 open cases in the...
Continue ReadingDecember 8, 2020 — The number of women alleging that their Paragard IUDs broke off inside of them during their removal is not slowing, but rather increasing at an alarming rate. Those affected by the allegedly defective IUDs claim that Teva Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer, failed to warn both them and their doctors about the risk of the IUD breaking...
Continue ReadingDecember 23, 2020 — Judge Harvey Bartle ruled that all but part of one of the 22 documents in dispute were not shielded by the attorney-client privilege. Accordingly, Merck & Co. is required to disclose internal emails about potential changes to the label of Zostavax, which could reveal its knowledge of the adverse effects its vaccine was causing long...
Continue ReadingThousands of Cases Consolidated – Heading for Trial September 2018 – Thousands of cases have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in front of Judge Richard W. Story. The Court entered an order in January 2018 which created an initial group of 34 cases to prepare for trial. The initial group of...
Continue ReadingDecember 1, 2020 — Not only does Bayer face consequences from Monsanto’s Roundup, but the company is also suffering from Monsanto’s liability in polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) pollution cases and cases where crop damage was a result of Monsanto’s dicamba herbicide-based crop system. Within the past week, Bayer proposed a payment of $648 million to settle litigation where plaintiffs alleged...
Continue ReadingDecember 1, 2020 — Bayer has lost all three of its Roundup trials. The company is continuing its attempt at overturning the results of those trials even though the appeals do not look promising for Bayer. The first trial, Johnson v. Monsanto, found that Monsanto was liable for Dewayne “Lee” Johnson’s cancer at the appellate court level. In October...
Continue ReadingDecember 1, 2020 — Bayer is making significant progress toward settling thousands of U.S. Roundup lawsuits. A large percentage of the plaintiffs involved in the lawsuits are choosing to participate in the settlement, even if they expect to receive what they consider to be unfair payouts. According to a letter sent to plaintiffs in late November 2020 by one...
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