Complaints against AbbieVie, Inc. and four other pharmaceutical companies regarding testosterone replacement therapy have been centralized as an MDL for pretrial proceedings in Illinois. There are nearly 3,500 product liability cases in the federal court system involving claims against the…
The suit was filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. It alleges that 13 Old Spice products are defective. Furthermore, they caused severe and painful chemical burns and rashes in “hundreds, if not thousands…
Celebrity ex pro-wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as “Hulk Hogan,” was awarded $140 million from Gawker Media. This was in a lawsuit for “shameful and outrageous invasion of privacy”. This is after the online media company posted a sex tape…
The oral anticoagulant Rivaroxaban, otherwise known as Xarelto, is yet another blood thinner at the center of a mass-tort action for its harmful effects on patients. Close to 3,000 lawsuits filed across the country have been consolidated into a multidistrict…
The outcome of this intense and lengthy litigation made headlines this week after 37 days of testimony from both parties as well as multiple expert witnesses. The jury in this bellwether trial – which involved 5 plaintiffs who had received…
Former NHL defenseman Grant Ledyard has become the latest of 115 players to join multi-district litigation against the National Hockey League for damages resulting from concussions. Filed on August 26, 2014 in the United State District Court of Minnesota, the claim…
The ongoing water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan has precipitated a series of lawsuits filed on behalf of injured residents. The most recent claim brought on by seven families is seeking class action status for all Flint children suffering from…
Walmart is facing allegations of deceptive business practices and material misrepresentation after it was discovered that its store-brand Parmesan cheese product – Great Value 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese – contained an unacceptably high percentage of wood pulp as a filler. An…
A $72 million dollar verdict against Johnson & Johnson is the first time monetary damages have been awarded for linking ovarian cancer to the use of talc containing Baby Powder and Shower to Shower. This is a product specifically branded for…
Two recent verdicts in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas may potentially influence settlement discussions in 31,000 claims against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Ethicon. In the recent verdict decided February 10, 2016, the jury awarded Sharon Carlino $3.5 million in…