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• Discovery to Move Forward in DePuy ASR Lawsuits Over Non-Revised Hips

  April 2, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs who have not had their DePuy ASR hip removed or replaced and still wish to seek claims against the manufacturer have until the end of the month to complete intiail discovery.

• Contact Lens Class Action Lawsuits Alleges Manufacturers, Distributor Fixed Prices

  April 1, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Two class action lawsuits accuse major contact lens manufacturers of price fixing and other antitrust law violations.

• Direct Filing of Xarelto Lawsuits in MDL Permitted To Eliminate Delays

  March 31, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Xarelto lawsuits filed on behalf of individuals nationwide may now be brought directly into the federal MDL.

• Robotic Surgery Device to be Developed by Ethicon and Google

  March 31, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Google is partnering with Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon subsidiary to design a new surgical robot which could challenge the U.S. monopoly held by Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot.

• Johnson’s Baby Powder Lawsuit Dismissed Over Lack of Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

  March 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has thrown out a Johnson's Baby Powder class action lawsuit, saying the case did not show that the plaintiff had suffered sufficient injury to bring a claim.

• Xarelto Bleeding More Likely in Patients At Higher Risk of Pulmonary Embolism: Study

  March 27, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The findings of a new study suggest Xarelto is more likely to cause major bleeding events in patients with a high risk of pulmonary embolism.

• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Xarelto Internal Bleeding

  March 24, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A recent lawsuit alleges Xarelto caused internal bleeding that resulted in death.

• Jury Finds Risperdal Breast Growth Warnings Insufficient, But Returns Defense Verdict

  March 23, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Pennsylvania jury says Johnson & Johnson failed to warn that Risperdal could cause male breast growth, but said the company did not have to pay because a teen was unable to prove that his breast growth was the result of Risperdal side effects.

• Verdict in Topamax Birth Defect Lawsuit Upheld on Appeal

  March 23, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  An effort to appeal an $11 million Topamax birth defects decision has failed, with a panel of judges affirming a jury's determination that Topamax caused the birth defects and that Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn the medical community;

• Settlement Reached in Vaginal Mesh Lawsuit Days into Ethicon Trial

  March 11, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Ethicon has reached an undisclosed settlement in a federal vaginal mesh bellwether trial just a day after it was hit with a nearly $6 million verdict in a similar case.