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New Jersey Law Journal

Lipitor, Neomedic Vaginal Mesh MDLs Created

The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has approved new MDLs regarding cholesterol drug Lipitor and vaginal mesh made by Neomedic to treat pelvic prolapse and incontinence in women.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Consumer Products Safety Commission Revises 'Strong Sensitizer' Rules

The Consumer Products Safety Commission has revised its regulations regarding strong sensitizers to use a “weight-of-evidence approach” to determine whether a substance is a strong sensitizer.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Woman Scalded by Hot Apple Cider Sues Dunkin' Donuts in N.J. Court

By | February 20, 2014
In a case reminiscent of the 1994 McDonald's hot coffee case that became a flashpoint for tort reform, a New Jersey woman is suing Dunkin' Donuts over severe burns she claims to have suffered when the lid on her hot apple cider dislodged and the excessively hot contents spilled on her.
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National Law Journal

Key Pelvic Mesh Lawsuit Thrown Out of Court

The first federal bellwether trial over a Johnson & Johnson unit's pelvic mesh product has been tossed out by the judge overseeing the litigation.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Penile Implant Lawsuit Is Thrown Out by Pa. Federal Judge

Most of the claims brought by a man whose penile implant broke two years after it was put in were preempted by U.S. law governing medical devices, a federal judge has ruled, dismissing those claims with prejudice.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Mesh Plaintiffs Seek Reconsideration Over Spoliation Order

Lawyers for plaintiffs who allege injuries from Ethicon's vaginal mesh are seeking reconsideration of a decision not to impose severe sanctions for discovery violations.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Asbestos MDL Judge Advises Against Case Consolidation

Mass torts cases must not be aggregated, and plaintiffs must provide facts to support their claims through expert reports, in order to avoid having nonmeritorious cases clogging the court process, says the federal judge presiding over the federal Asbestos Multidistrict Litigation for 5.5 years.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Further Delay in Pradaxa MDL Invites More Judicial Dismay

U.S. District Chief Judge David R. Herndon has already sanctioned Boehringer Ingelheim $931,500 for discovery abuses. But the drug maker fell up short in discovery again.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Win $5 Million In First Award Of Smoking Causing Heart Disease

Jeffrey Sloman and Allan B. Kaiser of Ferraro Law Firm won for their client who started smoking at 8 in the first Florida case where cigarettes were found to cause heart disease.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Product Safety Claims Progress in Fatal Fire

The distributor and seller of a highly flammable sealing chemical may be liable for the death of a man who died in a flash fire while renovating a Bronx apartment, a unanimous First Department panel ruled Tuesday.
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