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…
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…
On April 3, 2019, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally-filed 3M Dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs lawsuits into one court in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers was appointed to…
Ethicon recalled its Physiomesh hernia mesh back in May 2016, due to reports that showed recurrence and reoperation rates were “higher than the average rates of the comparator set of meshes among patients in these registries.” After that, many patients who had been implanted with…