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Roundup Verdict Drastically Reduced by Philadelphia Judge
A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge has reduced the $2.25 billion verdict against Monsanto to $404 million after the weed killer manufacturer argued the award was constitutionally excessive. In her order, Judge Susan I. Schulman threw out the initial...
Recent Results in Zantac Litigation at Opposite Ends of the Spectrum
On May 24, 2024, in the first U.S. jury trial held involving the popular heartburn medication Zantac, a Cook Court, Illinois circuit court jury found in favor of drug makers GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Boehringer Ingelheim and against plaintiff Angela Valadez. Seeking...
Attorneys Appointed to Lead the Baby Food Contamination MDL
U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, Jacqueline Scott Corley, has appointed a number of attorneys to serve in leadership positions in the multidistrict litigation involving baby food and its alleged connection to the development of autism...
Leadership Chosen for Ozempic, Wegovy MDL
U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has selected eight plaintiffs’ lawyers to the plaintiffs’ committee to lead the multidistrict litigation involving diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, Trulicity and...
Litigation Update: Refiled Daubert Challenges Ordered in Talc MDL
On March 27, 2024, the judge overseeing the over 53,000-case talc MDL, U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, determined that December 1, 2023 changes to Federal Rule of Evidence and the development of new science require a new evaluation of the relevant expert evidence...
Data Analytics Delivers Potent Settlement Negotiation Leverage
Discover how Verus’ comprehensive data analytics services can deliver your plaintiff law firm powerful settlement negotiation leverage for mass torts and other complex litigation. Defendants often have the upper hand in settlement negotiations. Well-funded...
Third Circuit Denies J & J’s Rehearing Motion for LTL Management in Talc Litigation
On Wednesday, March 22, Johnson & Johnson’s motion to have the full U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rehear its subsidiary, LTL Management LLC’s bankruptcy case was denied, related to the 38,000 filed talcum litigation cases. The decision...