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J&J, Ethicon Sued Over Surgical Stapler Misfire (subscription required)
GSK Can’t Shake Calif. County’s Avandia False Ad Claims (subscription required)
Pradaxa Lawsuits Raise Questions Over Clinical Trial Data Accuracy
Firms Kick Off Benicar Diarrhea Suits Against Daiichi (subscription required)
Mirena Birth Control Lawsuit Filings Approach 1,000 Cases
Boston Scientific Obtryx Sling Lawsuits Consolidated for Trial
Zoloft False Ad Suit Time-Barred, Judge Finds (subscription required)
J&J Hid Topamax Birth Defect Risks, Philly Jury Hears (subscription required)
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February 25, 2014
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Xarelto Lawsuit Filed Over Uncontrollable Internal Bleeding
Neomedic Cases Added to Vaginal Mesh Litigation in W.Va. Federal Court
Endo Puts Aside $520M for Vaginal Mesh Litigation (subscription required)
9^th Circ. Refuses to Revive Novartis Jaw Injury Litigation (subscription required)
FTC Bags $2M False Ad Win Against Diabetes Supplement Co. (subscription required)
J&J Mesh Suits Belong in Federal Court, 10^th Circ. Told (subscription required)
New Philly Mass Tort Program Created for Pelvic Mesh Suits (subscription required)
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Mich. Drug Companies Now Less Immune Under Tort Reform (subscription required)
9^th Circ. To Reconsider Its Remand of Teva Painkiller Suit (subscription required)
Medtronic Tells 10^th Circ. Bone Device Suit is Preempted (subscription required)
Unilever to Pay $10M Over Hair Loss Tied to Suave Product (subscription required)
Expert Testimony Barred in Denture-Adhesive Mass Tort (subscription required)
Roche Looks to Sink $2M Accutane Verdict on Appeal (subscription required)
Pfizer Says 2^nd Circ. Can’t Review Lipitor FCA Suit (subscription

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January 31, 2014
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Byetta Thyroid Cancer Lawsuit Centralization Request Filed with JPML
MDL Arguments Over Centralization of Lipitor Diabetes Cases Postponed
Top DOJ Atty Outline Pharma Fraud Enforcement (subscription required)
Possible Sanctions for Takeda in Actos Bladder Cancer MDL (subscription required)
Hydroxycut False Ad Claims Must Be Clarified, Judge Says (subscription required)
GNC Hit with Suit Claiming Diet Pills Led to Liver Damage (subscription required)
J&J Beats $258M Risperdal Verdict in Split La. High Court (subscription required)
Calif. Court Reverses Preemption of Medtronic

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December 26, 2013
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NECC Fungal Meningitis Settlement May Result in $100M Payment
MDL Consolidation for Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits to be Considered Jan. 30
J&J Risperdal Whistleblower Made Millions in Settlement
Generic Fosamax Users Must Give More Details in MDL (subscription required)
JPML Centralizes Glucosamine False Ad Suits (subscription required)
Boehringer May Face More Sanctions in Pradaxa MDL (subscription required)

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December 19, 2013
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3^rd Circ. Doubts Jurisdiction In Generic-Fosamax Appeal (subscription required)
Mirena IUD Lawsuit Discovery Continues in New Jersey and MDL
Abbott Ordered to Produce “Overdue” Docs in Depakote Lawsuits
J&J Fights Attys’ Pursuit of Confidential Risperdal Docs (subscription required)
Pain-Pump Seller SJO Lied to Get $10M Policy, Insurer Says (subscription required)
Stryker Inks 1^st Settlements in NJ Hip Implant Suits (subscription required)
Eli Lilly Defeats Soldier’s Cymbalta “Brain Zap” Suit (subscription required)
4^th Circ. Questions Basis for Generic-Drug

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December 13, 2013
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High Court Denies Bid to Review Neurontin RICO Rulings (subscription required)
Merck Settles Fosamax Jaw-Injury Claims for $28M (subscription required)
Boehringer Fined $1M For Withholding Docs in MDL (subscription required)
Expert Testimony Must be Backed By Science, Pa. Court Rules (subscription required)
High Court Passes on Lupron Labeling Suit (subscription required)
1st Circ. Ends Takeda FCA Suit But Limits Scope of Ruling (subscription required)
Medtronic Escapes Jury’s $18M Surgical Fire Verdict (subscription required)
J&J Keeps Vaginal Mesh Suit Out of

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December 6, 2013
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Pamlab Can’t Bar Virtus’ Marketing In Unfair Competition Row (subscription required)
Pa. Appeals Court Upholds GSK Win in Paxil Pregnancy Suit (subscription required)
J&J Asks Pa. Court to Keep Risperdal Docs Under Seal (subscription required)
Standing Issue Threatens 15 Zometa Suits in NJ (subscription required)
23andMe Hit with False Ad Suit Over DNA Tests (subscription required)
Diageo Shells Out $81M to Settle Aussie, NZ Thalidomide Suits (subscription required)
Generic-Reglan Suits Doomed by Catch-22, 6^th Circ. Says (subscription required)
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December 1, 2013
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Stryker Rejuvenate Lawsuits Filed by Nearly 1,000 Hip Patients Nationwide
Novartis Can’t Apply NJ Punitives Cap in 3 Zometa Suits (subscription required)
Pfizer Escapes FCA Suit Over Anti-Fungal Drug Promotions (subscription required)
Gardasil Lawsuit Filed in France Over Side Effects of HPV Vaccine
Judge Backs Jury Finding in J&J Body Powder Cancer Suit (subscription required)
OxyElite Pro Class Action Filed Over False Advertising
First Zoloft Trial in Federal MDL for Birth Defect Lawsuits to Begin Nov. 2014
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