Stryker Rejuvenate & ABG II Lawsuits Consolidated in Multidistrict Litigation
U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank will be overseeing all federal lawsuits against Stryker Orthopaedics alleging injuries and permanent disability from the recalled Rejuvenate and ABG II hip replacements. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has agreed to transfer almost 50 cases to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota for coordinated pretrial proceedings. The newly established… Read more »
Mirena Class Action Lawsuit Proposal Filed in Canada
On April 23, 2013, a woman in Halifax, Nova Scotia filed a suit on behalf of herself and other Canadian women who have been injured by Bayer Corporation’s Mirena IUD. The suit claims that the Mirena IUD is more likely to cause uterine perforation than other forms of birth control, and that Bayer is consistently understating its risks. The plaintiff… Read more »
Mirena MDL Established in New York District Court
Litigation over Bayer’s controversial IUD has moved forward with the consolidation of all federal Mirena lawsuits citing injuries stemming from device migration. In a recent order by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), the products liability MDL has been created in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The panel selected New York because of its… Read more »
GranuFlo Lawsuits Centralized in Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)
In a recently released ruling, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) moved to consolidate all federal GranuFlo lawsuits into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding. Many plaintiffs had requested the centralization in December 2012, citing commonalities among their complaints. The JPML agreed, and assigned the MDL to a Massachusetts judge, Douglas P. Woodlock. The JPML cited several factors that led… Read more »
Bayer Agrees to Settlements for Yaz Gallbladder Lawsuits
In a case management order issued on March 19, 2013, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals agreed to set aside $24 million in funds for Yaz and Yasmin lawsuit plaintiffs who sustained gallbladder injuries. The company has already paid out more than $1 billion to settle some 4,800 cases alleging blood clot injuries such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. Women… Read more »
