Plaintiffs are calling for the first Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid bellwether cases over claims of kidney failure and kidney damage to begin in February 2020, while defendants are calling for bifurcated proceedings that would address issues of general causation and preemption before any cases are prepared for trial.…
The makers of Nexium, Prilosec, Prevacid and similar heartburn drugs face about 2,000 kidney failure lawsuits; a number that is expected to grow significantly in the coming months.…
Plaintiffs involved in heartburn drug kidney injury lawsuits are asking the federal judge overseeing the litigation to allow bundling of up to 300 plaintiffs into one complaint, to help get what they expect to be thousands of cases filed in a timely manner with less expense to both plaintiffs and defendants.…
Makers of Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid denied allegations in the master complaint for proton pump inhibitor kidney failure litigation.…
