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The federal government urged a Florida federal judge to deny a request by 3M to force the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to produce discovery in sprawling multidistrict litigation over the company’s allegedly defective earplugs, arguing that 3M waited too long. Even though discovery in this wave of litigation began […]

A Florida appeals court reversed $3.25 million in punitive damages against R. J. Reynolds in an Engle-progeny case, applying a state’s high court decision in another Engle case on how to apply punitive damages in cases over deaths after 1999. The Florida Supreme Court in November held in another Engle-progeny case that because a smoker

 A law firm representing ovarian cancer patients urged a New Jersey bankruptcy court to boost their profile in the Chapter 11 case of a Johnson & Johnson talcum powder liability unit, telling the judge that mesothelioma patients unfairly dominate the pool of claimants seeking compensation. Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz PLLC underscored the firm’s earlier

A jury this week ordered Becton, Dickinson and Co to pay $255,000 to a man who sued the company, alleging he had been injured by its hernia repair surgical mesh. The verdict in Columbus, Ohio federal court comes in the second bellwether trial in a multidistrict litigation over the company’s hernia mesh products, which were

A California federal judge expressed concerns about a nationwide class settlement clearing Monsanto of false advertising claims related to the dangers of its Roundup weedkilling products, saying a $45 million ceiling could be low and consumers aren’t clearly notified that they can still file personal injury claims. The deal provides payments to consumers who purchased

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that Juul has agreed to pay $22.5 million to the Evergreen State over claims that the e-cigarette giant targeted youth in its product advertisements without disclosing the dangers of nicotine addiction. Ferguson said that the deal requires Juul Labs Inc. to implement reforms in its marketing practices to ensure

An Oklahoma federal judge won’t let EISAI Inc. and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. trim most claims from a suit alleging the weight loss drug Belviq caused a woman to develop breast cancer, saying the complaint sufficiently alleges they were aware of the drug’s risks but pushed it to market anyway. U.S. District Judge Scott L. Palk

An Ohio federal judge has tossed a proposed class action against pharmaceutical giant Merck that sought punitive damages over claims that it falsely advertised how effective its shingles vaccine is across age groups. U.S. District Judge James L. Graham ruled that Rebecca Gentile failed to adequately plead all the claims she made in her lawsuit,

A New Jersey federal judge ruled that multidistrict litigation against drug manufacturers, pharmacies and wholesalers over carcinogens in blood pressure drugs can expand to include out-of-state litigants and warranty claims under laws in nearly two dozen jurisdictions. In an opinion that considered objections to a special master’s report on the litigants’ motion to amend their

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to ban the most prevalent variety of asbestos in what would be the first asbestos risk management rule issued since the Toxic Substances Control Act was amended under the Obama administration. The EPA announced it is moving forward with prohibiting the importation and use of chrysotile asbestos, the