On August 4, 2022, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated claims related to the use of the Gardasil vaccine before Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. Manufactured by Merck...
Judge Raises Concerns about 3M Placing Aearo Technologies in Bankruptcy
At a July 27 hearing in Pensacola, FL, U.S. District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers expressed concerns regarding 3M’s decision to resolve the more than 230,000 earplug litigation cases pending against it by putting its Aearo Technologies division into bankruptcy, in...
Potential Consolidation of 27 Exatech Implant Device Liner Litigation Cases into MDL Proceeding
Exactech, a manufacturer of knee, ankle and hip implant devices, has issued a series of product recalls that have resulted in a number of lawsuits being filed. In June 2021, the company wrote to healthcare professionals, notifying them of concerns it had with the...
Health Care Data Breach Class Action Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court
Data breach class action lawsuits involving two health care organizations have sparked new filings in federal court. There are currently 11 cases filed in federal courts in California and Washington against MCG Health, LLC (MCG). A separate hacking incident against...
Plaintiffs Motion to Transfer 19 Acetaminophen Product Liability Litigation Cases
On June 10, 2022, a motion to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 was filed with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). Titled In Re: Acetaminophen- ASD/ADHD Product Liability Litigation, the motion seeks to transfer 19 cases for coordination of...