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• Appeals Court Overturns Defense Verdict from First Taxotere Hair Loss Bellwether Trial

  February 21, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal appeals court has overturned a defense verdict in the first Taxotere hair loss bellwether trial, calling for a new trial to be held.

• Lawsuits Over Taxotere Eye Side Effects Consolidated In Louisiana Federal Court

  February 2, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Taxotere eye injury lawsuits filed in federal courts nationwide will be consolidated and centralized in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana for pretrial proceedings.

• Taxotere Eye Injury Lawsuits To Be Considered for MDL Consolidation

  January 11, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of judges has agreed to consider consolidating all Taxotere eye injury lawsuits filed in federal courts before one judge as part of a second multidistrict litigation involving the chemotherapy drug.

• Chemotherapy Injection Side Effects Caused Breast Cancer Patient to Suffer Eye Damage: Lawsuit

  January 4, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A generic Taxotere lawsuit filed against Sandoz claims the manufacturer failed to warn patients that the breast cancer chemotherapy drug could cause permanent eye damage.

• Taxotere Eye Problems Result In Lawsuits Against Sanofi Over Failure to Warn About Breast Cancer Drug Risks

  December 7, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Sanofi faces several new lawsuits claiming Taxotere eye problems resulted in vision damage and vision loss, which may be folded together into a new MDL for the breast cancer drug.

• Sanofi Cleared of Liability in Bellwether Lawsuit Over Permanent Chemotherapy Hair Loss from Taxotere

  November 23, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A second Taxotere bellwether trial over permanent hair loss has resulted in a defense verdict.

• Mesothelioma Surgery Improves Long-Term Survival Rates, Study Finds

  September 17, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  Surgery combined with chemotherapy could significantly increase survival rates for patients suffering mesothelioma, according to the findings of a new study.

• Three Taxotere Cases Designated To Proceed With Discovery For Fourth Bellwether Trial

  January 4, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Three Taxotere hair loss lawsuits have been selected to serve as potential fourth bellwether trials over claims the chemotherapy drug's manufacturers failed to warn patients of the risk of permanent hair loss.

• Taxotere Bellwether Lawsuit Cleared To Proceed Before Jury, But Trial Date Postponed Due to COVID-19

  December 23, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge, after denying a flurry of summary judgment requests, has delayed the next Taxotere hair loss bellwether lawsuit, which was slated to go to trial in February.

• Hair Loss Lawsuits Over Taxotere Treatments After December 2015 Dismissed By Court

  June 5, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has dismissed nearly 200 Taxotere lawsuits for being filed after the manufacturer added a warning to the label about permanent hair loss risks, but indicated the bulk of litigation will proceed and expanded the number of anticipated bellwether trials.