By Amanda Bronstad | December 16, 2020
In a Tuesday order, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation appointed U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti to oversee the lawsuits, which allege that Elmiron, used to treat chronic bladder infection called interstitial cystitis, causes eye problems.
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By Robert Storace | November 24, 2020
The chief officer for Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday on behalf of the company to three criminal charges in a virtual court hearing in front of a New Jersey judge.
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By Robert Storace | November 23, 2020
Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma is expected to plead guilty at noon in a New Jersey federal court Tuesday to several charges, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.
By Charles Toutant | November 16, 2020
The case is one of several across the country in which federal authorities have taken action against sellers of products containing silver that are promoted as a cure or treatment for COVID-19, according to the Department of Justice.
By Max Mitchell | November 10, 2020
As attorneys across the country fight over whether to consolidate litigation over the bladder infection medication Elmiron into a single federal court, a district judge in Pennsylvania has decided that claims seeking medical monitoring over the medication can't be litigated as a national class action.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 5, 2020
The proposal, which still has to be approved by thousands of cities and counties, may have overcome a major hurdle in the negotiations for a global opioid settlement: legal fees. The deal involves three major pharmaceutical distributors and Johnson & Johnson.
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By Max Mitchell | October 21, 2020
The majority rejected arguments that the claims could not pass constitutional muster under the U.S. Supreme Court's 2017 decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California.
By Robert Storace | October 21, 2020
The DOJ closed criminal and civil investigations with Purdue Pharma, with the company agreeing to plead guilty in New Jersey federal court to three federal criminal charges and pay more than $8 billion.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 15, 2020
Lawyers from several prominent firms have filed 80 lawsuits that allege Elmiron, used to treat a chronic bladder infection called interstitial cystitis, causes eye problems. Anticipating hundreds more cases, they are dueling over whether to coordinate an MDL in Pennsylvania before U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone or U.S. District Judge Brian Martinotti in New Jersey, home to defendant Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
By Patrick Smith | September 11, 2020
Pausing the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial is news, but it wasn't unexpected and pharma companies and their law firms have plans in place.
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