The federal district court judge overseeing the Juul Labs Inc. multidistrict litigation recently granted approval for a class action settlement that would include up to $150 million in attorneys’ fees. However, while doing so, the judge also noted his concerns over...
JPML Consolidates 55 Weight Loss Lawsuits
On February 2, 2024, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated 55 pending weight loss lawsuits involving the drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus, manufactured by Novo Nordisk A/S, and Trulicity and Mounjaro, manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co....
Roundup Lawsuit Update on Third Bellwether Trial
Our new Roundup lawsuit update highlights a decision in the third bellwether trial in the Roundup multidistrict litigation. A 12-person jury in Philadelphia unanimously awarded the plaintiff a staggering $2.25 billion, finding that John McKivison’s non-Hodgkin’s...
CA Appeals Court Issues Gilead Lawsuit Decision
On January 9, 2024, the State of California Court of Appeals ruled in part against Gilead in its motion for summary adjudication by allowing plaintiffs’ claim for ordinary negligence against the drug manufacturer to proceed. The earlier motion had been denied on all...
Fifth Consecutive Win for Roundup Litigation Plaintiffs
On December 5, Roundup litigation plaintiffs won their fifth consecutive victory against Monsanto, manufacturer of the weed killer Roundup, and its parent company, Bayer AG. In the second case to go to trial in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia, the jury found...
LTL Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Update for Talc Litigation
On Friday, July 28, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed the Chapter 11 case filed by Johnson & Johnson’s talc unit, LTL Management LLC, stating that the debtor did not meet the requirements...
Verus, LLC Acquires MFR Claims Processing Inc.
Verus is pleased to announce that we have completed the acquisition of MFR Claims Processing, Inc., a PA-based asbestos claims management company. MFR Claims Processing, Inc. started operations in February 2004 as the claims handling entity for the Shook &...
$224M J&J Talc Litigation Verdict Overturned
On October 4, 2023, the three-judge Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey threw out a $223.8 million talc litigation verdict against Johnson and Johnson (J&J), finding that the science relied on by the plaintiffs was not sound. The 2020 verdict...
Proposed Consolidation JPML Hearing on Uber Sexual Assault Litigation
Oral arguments on the petition filed with the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all sexual assault cases filed against Uber into MDL No 3084, In Re: Uber Technologies, Inc. Passenger Sexual Assault Litigation, are scheduled to be heard...
Plaintiffs File Transfer Motion in Bard PowerPort Litigation
On May 24, 2023, plaintiffs filed a Motion to Transfer Actions with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) against C.R. Bard Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Becton Dickinson and Company, the designer, manufacturer and seller of implanted port...