First Trials in Zimmer NexGen MDL Slated for 2015
2015 seems a long time away for injured patients involved in Zimmer knee litigation. Sometime that year, the first federally coordinated NexGen knee replacement cases will go to trial to see how jurors respond to evidence and testimony presented. The products liability multidistrict litigation, which was established in August 2011, was created to help expedite pre-trial processes while conserving judicial… Read more »
BP Oil Spill Victims Benefit from Pre Settlement Loans
According to a recent article in the New Orleans Times-Picayne, the Deepwater Horizon Claims Center has now paid out more than $2 billion to businesses and individuals who suffered financially following the BP oil spill of 2010. The Claims Center has been charged with presiding over the multibillion-dollar settlement between British Petroleum and private plaintiffs, and has sent offers tallying… 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 »
$6.5 Million Actos Jury Award Overturned by Judge
A California man was recently awarded $6.5 million by a jury who found that Actos, a drug for the treatment of type II diabetes, did not carry adequate warnings of the side effects and risks of long-term use. The case, the first of over 3,000 Actos lawsuits to be tried, was expedited because the plaintiff, who is terminally ill, was… Read more »
Zoloft Birth Defects Lawsuits: Update
Last month, a status update letter relating to the ongoing Zoloft MDL (multidistrict litigation) was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where the litigation proceedings are underway. The letter stated that there are now at least 336 cases transferred to the MDL, with an additional 50+ lawsuits pending in the federal court system (but… Read more »
