Sanofi, the pharmaceutical company behind Zantac (ranitidine), has recently announced a significant settlement agreement to resolve approximately 4,000 cancer lawsuits filed in state courts across the United States. Although this settlement marks a step towards resolution, Sanofi still faces tens of thousands of pending claims related to the recalled heartburn drug, the majority of them …
Camp Lejeune, a U.S. Marine Corps training base in North Carolina, has been at the center of a long-standing water contamination issue. From 1953 to 1987, the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated with toxic chemicals like benzene, vinyl chloride, trichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene, leading to serious health consequences for Marines, their families, and others …
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Stryker Hip Lawsuits Top 2,100 in NJ Litigation Following Settlement Announcement A growing number of defective hip implant lawsuits are being filed against Stryker over its recalled Rejuvenate and ABG II hip systems. According to a Case List updated on November 18, more than 2,160 lawsuits have been filed in Bergen County Superior Court over …
C.R. Bard Agrees to $21 Million Payment to Settle 500 Vaginal Mesh Cases The medical device maker will reportedly pay out more than $43,000 per transvaginal mesh claim brought against the company. According to a new report, medical device maker C.R. Bard has agreed to pay $21 million to resolve more than 500 lawsuits filed …
Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Gallbladder Disease Misdiagnosis A settlement agreement in the amount of $100,000 was reached in a medical malpractice suit brought against the Department of Veteran Affairs. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has reached a settlement agreement with the family of a man who allegedly died due to a …
Settlement Reached in Advance of Bard Avaulta Mesh Bellwether Trial C.R. Bard has reached an agreement to settle the last of three Bard Avaulta bellwether trials out of court. Just a few weeks before the last of a series of bellwether trials involving Bard Avaulta vaginal mesh lawsuits was set to begin, the parties have …
Endo Agrees to Settle AMS Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits for $830 Million Endo Health Solutions will resolve approximately 20,000 surgical mesh claims with a $830 million settlement agreement. Medical device maker Endo Health Solutions has agreed to pay $830 million to resolve the majority of the transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against its American Medical Systems subsidiary, …
Coloplast Corp Reaches $16 Million Settlement to Resolve 400 Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Hundreds of surgical mesh lawsuits may be resolved thanks to a recent settlement agreement reached with device maker Coloplast Corp. Vaginal mesh maker Coloplast Corp. has reportedly reached an agreement to settle product liability lawsuits filed on behalf of women who claim to …
Biomet Agrees to $56 Million Settlement for Defective Hip Implant Lawsuits Hundreds of individuals adversely affected by Biomet’s M2a hip implants may receive compensation through the recently agreed upon $56 million settlement. Artificial hip implant maker Biomet has agreed to pay $56 million to settle M2a Magnum hip implant lawsuits filed in the federal court …
Settlement Agreement Reached in Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Lawsuit Another Stryker hip implant lawsuit filed over the company’s recalled Rejuvenate hip replacement system has been settled. An agreement has been reached to settle at least one more Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant lawsuit during the early stages of litigation, which means that five of the eight …
