In March 2017, U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly met with the parties involved in the centralized testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) litigation to appoint a settlement master. The parties were instructed to attend monthly meetings to discuss potential settlement of testosterone lawsuits. N
The FDA recently released an update on its ongoing investigation into serious non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections related to heater-cooler units used during open-heart and certain transplant surgeries. The administration noted that these units can transmit bacteria through the exhaust vent
In April 2017, the first bellwether trial in Xarelto Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) was tried. The Xarelto MDL is located in the Eastern District of Louisiana, which is where the first trial took place. The lawsuit was filed by a man who claimed to have started…
In January 2017, a group of plaintiffs filed a petition with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally-filed Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler lawsuits in one court for more efficient pre-trial proceedings. They argued that the pending 3T Heater-Cooler cases sha
In January of this year, plaintiffs filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to transfer all federally filed Stryker LFIT V40 femoral head lawsuits to one court. They argued that centralization of cases would help conserve judicial resources, avoid duplicative…
In October 2016, the FDA issued a safety communication to health care providers to warn of the potential risk of infection for patients who had undergone open-chest surgeries. The FDA reported that certain heating-cooling units used during these procedures were contaminated with dangerous bacteria.
A Texas woman recently joined the many individuals that have filed Stryker LFIT V40 femoral head lawsuits. She filed her case on March 7, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and claims that after receiving a hip replacement with…
The FDA has announced Mylan’s expanded recall of select lots of its EpiPen Auto-Injector and EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injector. This follows the original recall that the company announced in March 2017. Initially, they recalled units sold only in Australia, due to a potentially defective part that…
An Illinois man recently filed a new lawsuit against LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GMBH), concerning the use of its allegedly contaminated heater-cooler unit during his open-heart surgery. The case was filed on February 23, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the District…
An Alabama man has filed a Stryker LFIT V40 femoral head lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. He claims that after being implanted with the Stryker LFIT component, he suffered serious injuries. He seeks both compensatory and punitive damages…
Testosterone replacement manufacturer AbbVie wants to dismiss testimony from plaintiffs’ experts in consolidated testosterone litigation. In a motion filed on February 20, 2017, the defendants requested that U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, who is overseeing centralized proceedings in the No
For the last few years, testosterone replacement drug manufacturers have been defending thousands of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who took the drugs and then suffered from cardiovascular and venous thromboembolic events. Meanwhile, study results on the risks and benefits associated with testosterone
