On October 2, 2019, the U.S Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered that all federally filed JUUL lawsuits be consolidated into one court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for pre-trial proceedings. District Judge William H. Orrick was assigned…
Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) heard arguments to consider consolidating all federally filed Zantac lawsuits before one court. Both plaintiffs and defendants agreed that consolidation was prudent given the shared questions of fact, but they disagreed on the preferred location for the MDL. Following the…
On November 4, 2019, plaintiffs involved in Zantac lawsuits filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Zantac lawsuits into one federal court for more efficient pre-trial proceedings. Consolidation will help preserve resources and provide for…
As JUUL Labs struggles under increasing pressure and investigations over its marketing of its e-cigarettes to minors, one of its major investors—Altria—now faces a new class-action lawsuit filed by plaintiffs who claim the company misled its investors when buying a stake in the manufacturing company.…
The ECRI Institute (Emergency Care Research Institute), an independent nonprofit organization focused on safe medical care, recently released its annual safety report identifying its top 10 health technology hazards for 2020. The first of the ten? Surgical stapler misuse. “Injuries and deaths from the misuse…
Back in October 2016, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all talcum powder lawsuits into one court in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Since then, the parties have been working toward preparing a small number of cases…
A group of plaintiffs recently filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Zantac lawsuits into one court for pre-trial proceedings. The plaintiffs assert that all the pending actions involve common factual questions—namely, that plaintiffs purchased…
On July 29, 2019, JUUL Labs filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed JUUL e-cigarette lawsuits into one court. The company noted at the time that with the increasing number of cases, consolidation was “both…
Amidst investigations of Zantac (ranitidine) contamination with probable carcinogen N- Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), more companies are pulling their products from the market. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified the public of each of these recalls as they’ve occurred. The first few recalls were implemented…
On September 24, 2019, a Delaware woman filed a new Instant Pot pressure cooker lawsuit against Instant Brands, Inc., a Canadian Corporation, and Double Insight, Inc., doing business as Instant Pot Company. The plaintiff claims that after using the Instant Pot, she suffered from serious…