Judge approves six-attorney leadership team in Roundup MDL despite Monsanto’s resistance

Nov. 21, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Counsel for plaintiffs in the recently created Roundup MDL won a small victory in court last week when the federal judge overseeing...

Parties unable to agree on bellwether selection in Bair Hugger MDL; judge forced to set protocol

Nov. 21, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A federal judge overseeing the Bair Hugger MDL laid out the protocol for choosing bellwether trials in an order issued Nov. 16....

FDA approves new power morcellator despite cancer controversy

Nov. 18, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- A U.S. medical supplies company unveiled a brand new power morcellator this week after gaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval early...

Bayer posts new Essure black box warning and patient label

San Diego, CA -- A draft of Bayer’s updated label for Essure with the anticipated black box warning is now available on the company’s site. Last November, the FDA announced...

Another industry-funded trial finds Xarelto is better than warfarin

Nov. 16, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Janssen Pharmaceuticals unveiled late-breaking results from its newest Xarelto clinical trial at the American Heart Association’s annual Scientific Sessions this week. The...

FDA signs off on Bayer’s new black box warning for Essure

Nov. 15, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed off on Bayer’s new black box warning for Essure permanent birth control today and said...

Judge says he will hear GSK’s arguments to dismiss some Zofran cases and claims

Nov. 14, 2016 – San Diego, CA – A Massachusetts district judge said he would hear GlaxoSmithKline’s arguments for dismissing some cases and claims in the Zofran multidistrict litigation, Law360...

Women tell it like it is when it comes to Essure’s side effects. Does Bayer?

The horror stories told by women who have had the Essure device implanted are truly devastating and might make you wonder, "How is this device even on the market?" The...

Judge sets bellwethers in DePuy Pinnacle MDL one week after Wright Medical announces $240M settlement

Nov. 9, 2016 – San Diego, CA – A federal judge in Texas set the schedule for the next bellwether trials in DePuy’s metal-on-metal hip implant multidistrict litigation (MDL) yesterday,...

Patients injured by Invokana, C-Qur Mesh want their lawsuits consolidated into an MDL

Judicial Panel set to hear arguments for consolidating Invokana, C-Qur Mesh lawsuits Nov. 8, 2016 – San Diego, CA -- Federal lawsuits involving a popular, yet controversial diabetes medication will...