On December 15, 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Elmiron lawsuits to be consolidated in the District of New Jersey. The Honorable Brian R. Martinotti was appointed to oversee the proceedings. JPML Agrees that Consolidation Is Appropriate fo
If you haven’t heard about the potential cancer risk with Zantac (ranitidine), the popular over-the-counter antacid medication, you’re not alone. Even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested the recall of all Zantac and generic ranitidine medications from the market back in Apri
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has failed to overturn the verdict in another baby powder cancer lawsuit, but the company did manage to get the damages reduced. Back in June 2019, a New York jury handed down a $325 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff,…
On December 3, 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) heard arguments concerning the potential consolidation of all federally filed Elmiron lawsuits. Elmiron is a medication FDA-approved to treat interstitial cystitis (IC), or painful bladder, that has been linked in recent
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of nearly one million Sunbeam Crock-Pot 6-Quart Express Crock Multi-Cookers. The cookers have a defect in the lid that increases the risk of users being burned by hot, scalding food. Crock-Pot Multi-Cookers Have Defecti
An Australian woman recently suffered severe burns when the pressure cooker she was using—which had been previously recalled because of a lid defect—blew up, sending its scalding contents onto her skin. Mother Burned When Pressure Cooker Explodes, Barely Misses Young Son The 36-year-old woman was…
The FDA recently alerted healthcare providers and diabetes patients to another metformin recall. This time, it is Nostrum Laboratories that is recalling four lots of extended-release (ER) metformin (two lots of 500 mg tablets, and two of 750 mg tablets). The company found through testing…
If you have a Ring Video Doorbell in your possession, make sure you’ve installed it correctly. Ring LLC recently recalled about 350,000 of the products in the U.S. due to potential fire and burn hazards. Ring Doorbell May Overheat and Catch Fire The U.S. Consumer…
On April 1, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested the recall of all Zantac (ranitidine) antacid products from the market. Many of the products had tested positive for unsafe levels of N-nitroso dimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing substance. Following that recall, many indivi
A Minnesota woman filed a new ParaGard IUD lawsuit on November 6, 2020. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and involves allegations that the birth control device is defective and dangerous. Plaintiff States ParaGard Broke Into Pieces…
When 22 women banded together to file a talcum powder lawsuit against manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, it was unclear how juries would see the evidence. The women alleged that after using Johnson’s Baby Powder for years, they developed ovarian cancer. They blamed the company for…
Paragard IUD manufacturers Teva Pharmaceuticals, Cooper Company, and Cooper Surgical don’t want Paragard lawsuits consolidated into one court. They have filed a response to the plaintiff’s motion to consolidate asking the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to reject that motion.
