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 »
Jury Awards $11.1 Million in Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit
A New Jersey jury has awarded a 47 year-old woman $11.1 million in damages for complications resulting from a vaginal mesh implant. Linda Gross, a South Dakota nurse, endured a “living hell” of 18 surgeries after complications arose from her Gynecare Prolift mesh. On February 25, the Atlantic City jury ordered Johnson & Johnson, whose Ethicon division manufactured the Gynecare… Read more »
Motion Filed to Create Stryker Rejuvenate Lawsuit MDL
On February 19, 2013, plaintiff Robert Davis filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federal Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits into one court. Davis suggests the District of Minnesota as an ideal location for the MDL, because of the number of cases pending there, the experience of the available judges, and the centralized… Read more »
