On September 19, 2022, oral argument was held before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia during which attorneys for talcum litigation injury victims urged the Court to allow their clients to pursue their claims against Johnson & Johnson maintaining...
Social Media Addiction Lawsuits Consolidation Update
On August 20, 2022, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate a number of social media addiction lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who have targeted the company, alleging they have...
Judge Rules Earplug Litigation Cases Will Proceed Despite Aearo Technologies’ Bankruptcy
On August 26, Judge Jeffrey J. Graham of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana ruled that the bankruptcy of 3M’s subsidiary Aearo Technologies did not halt the earplug litigation cases pending against the parent company, and denied Aearo’s...
Plaintiffs Request JPML Consolidation for 28 Social Media Addiction Lawsuits
A hearing is scheduled for September 29 before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to rule on a motion to consolidate 28 social media addiction lawsuits filed against a number of defendants, including Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of...
JPML Consolidates Gardasil Vaccine Claims Before District Court Judge
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...
President Biden Signs PACT Act to Increase Veteran’s Health Care Benefits
On August 10, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act designed to expand Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and health care for veterans exposed to...
Opioid Bankruptcy Litigation Updates
At a hearing held on April 29, 2022, a six-member panel of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York was asked by lawyers representing OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma to approve the bankruptcy plan submitted earlier in the year, currently estimated to be...
Litigation Update: MDL 3026 Created for 17 Infant Formula Litigation Cases
The Motion to Transfer cases pending against Abbott Laboratories involving injuries allegedly caused by its infant formula was heard at the March 31, 2022 meeting of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). Abbott, with support from Mead Johnson &...
New Infant Formula Lawsuits Forming Against Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories
New infant formula litigation has been developing over the last year involving two well-known formula products: Mead Johnson’s Enfamil and Abbott Laboratories’ Similac. The two cow milk-based infant formulas have been linked to the development of necrotizing...
Litigation Update: U.S. District Court Denies 3M’s New Trial Motion in Earplug Litigation
In an order filed on August 9, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida denied earplug manufacturer 3M’s motion for a new trial, stating that 3M and its predecessor Aearo, LLC, had failed to prove that it had been prejudiced in the first...