On May 5, Judge Rachelle L. Harz of the New Jersey Superior Court denied in part Allergan’s motion to dismiss the master long-form complaint filed by the plaintiffs in the multi-county litigation (MCL) consolidated in June, 2020 to provide centralized case management...
Litigation Update: Judge Rules that Allergan Breast Implant Plaintiffs Must Identify Themselves
On Monday August 17, New Jersey Federal Judge Joseph A. Dickson, ruled that all patients suing Allergan for their textured breast implants cannot proceed with litigation by using a pseudonym. Judge Dickson stated that only in extreme circumstances where there is a...
Litigation Update: Allergan Breast Implant MDL Sent to New Jersey
The JPML has created an MDL for Allergan Biocell® Textured Breast Implant products and sent the cases to U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti of the District of New Jersey for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings. The New Jersey District selection by the...
Increased Cancer Risk Prompts Recall of Allergan BIOCELL Textured Products
Over the past several years, there has been an increase in concerns regarding the connection between breast implants and cancer. Recent studies have shown there is a possible connection between breast implants and a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma - breast...