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• Generic Valsartan Manufacturer Accused of Hiding Key Documents in Lawsuits Over Contaminated Pills

  September 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs are asking a federal judge to level sanctions against a generic drug manufacturer that allegedly hid and destroyed records pertaining to valsartan cancer lawsuits.

• Daubert Hearings for Valsartan Cancer Lawsuit Bellwether Trials to Begin Aug. 26

  August 19, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Valsartan cancer lawsuit parties will try to convince a federal judge to exclude the other side's key expert witnesses at hearings scheduled to take place later this month.

• Schedule Leading to Valsartan Lawsuit Bellwether Trial in September 2025 Outlined by MDL Judge

  July 16, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A special master has set a schedule to prepare the first Valsartan cancer lawsuit for trial by September 8, involving a liver cancer claim brought by a man from Alabama.

• Second Wave of Valsartan Cancer Lawsuits To Be Ready for Bellwether Trials by January 2026

  July 7, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new schedule for a second wave of Valsartan cancer lawsuit bellwether trials hopes to have a case ready to go before a jury by January 2026.

• Zantac Cancer Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed More Than 5 Years After Recall

  June 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A man diagnosed with multiple forms of cancer has filed a Zantac lawsuit, blaming Boehringer Ingelheim for failing to adequately warn about the recalled heartburn drug's health risks.

• Court Outlines Valsartan Lawsuits Trial Schedule for “Wave 2” Bellwether Cases

  May 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Following the first federal bellwether trial expected to begin in September 2025, a group of four additional Valsartan lawsuits will be prepared for a second wave of trials.

• Order Requires Valsartan Recall Lawsuits To Provide Product Identification for Specific Generic Drug Makers Named

  March 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  The federal judge overseeing all Valsartan lawsuits has approved a process that requires plaintiffs to establish they used specific versions of the recalled pills made by each manufacturer named as a defendant in their complaint.

• Deadlines Leading to First Valsartan Bellwether Trial on Sept. 8, 2025 Outlined by Special Master

  March 4, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Special Master has issued a schedule for preparing the first Valsartan bellwether lawsuit for trial later this summer.

• Parties Propose Schedules for Second Wave of Valsartan Bellwether Lawsuits

  February 20, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants behind nearly 1,300 Valsartan cancer lawsuits have filed dueling schedules for a second wave of bellwether trials, with plaintiffs seeking to hold one multi-plaintiff trial.

• Jury Hears Zantac Cancer Evidence in Illinois Trial Against Boehringer Ingelheim

  February 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Trial is underway in Chicago involving allegations that Boehringer Ingelheim's version of Zantac caused two men to develop prostate cancer, because the drug maker failed to properly investigate the risks associated with the recalled heartburn drug.