In December of last year, the federal court judge overseeing the MDL relating to Zantac claims effectively dismissed all cases against GSK. This was most certainly the worst news possible, but can Zantac claims possibly make a comeback? Potentially yes, with a few serious caveats. Even though Judge Rosenberg’s ruling on the admissibility of expert …
By Ken Hardison Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the hottest topics taking the business world by storm. This cutting edged technology has tremendous application for today’s law firms. Unlike the Metaverse, which garnered significant initial interest but has yet to deliver appreciable results, AI is already a potential game changer for users who …
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By W. Cameron Stephenson, Esq. Levin Papantonio Rafferty JOHNSON & JOHNSON’S ATTEMPT TO AVOID TALC LIABILITY THROUGH ABUSE OF U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE DID NOT WORK Global giant Johnson & Johnson concentrates its business in pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer packaged goods. In 2021 alone, the company generated approximately $93.7 billion in revenue. As of this …
JPML Agrees We’ve been talking a lot about the hair relaxer cases lately. Nearly 60 cases have been filed so far in various federal courts, and we’ve been predicting that this is a case almost designed for MDL treatment. This past Monday, following oral arguments in late-January, the JPML agreed, ordering centralization for discovery purposes. …
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By Heather Vogell, ProPublica “Our constituents cannot afford to have anticompetitive — and potentially per se illegal — practices drive up prices for essential goods and services at a time when a full-time, minimum-wage salary does not provide a worker enough money to rent a two-bedroom apartment in any city across this country.” A Texas-based …
By Martha Rosenberg We don’t know if Robert Crimo III, the confessed attacker in the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, was on psychoactive drugs when he acted, but we do know that police were called to his home in 2019 for suicidal behavior and that he was remanded …
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By Harlan Schillinger Most lawyers focus on one number: what’s in their wallet. But any modern legal practice is well advised to consider a more valuable metric: one that measures accountability, not just revenue. Egos stand in the way of many things in life. But in the legal profession, arrogance can make a mess of …
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By Martha Rosenberg It’s been more than 20 years since Tamiflu, the first orally active neuraminidase inhibitor to prevent and treat influenza A and B, was rolled out by drugmaker Roche. Not a flu vaccine, Tamiflu (oseltamivir) blocks the flu virus’s neuraminidase protein. The medication is available only by prescription and is often prescribed for …
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By Martha Rosenberg IT ISN’T YOUR IMAGINATION. More and more pharmaceutical drugs are expensive and meant to be injected, and that isn’t counting vaccines. Biologic drugs, also called biologics, are produced from or with living organisms and are made up of blood components, cells, genes, and recombinant proteins such as those found in monoclonal antibodies. …
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By Chelsie Green For many centuries, societal beauty standards have dictated trendy styles in fashion, cosmetics, and, especially, hair care for women. As early as the 1900s, one trend in particular targeted manageability of thicker, coarse, and/or textured hair. More specifically, black women’s hair was deemed unkempt, unprofessional and, overall, just not welcome in society. …
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by Attorney Jeff Keiser Hair Straightener Litigation One of the hottest cases sweeping the country today is the hair straightener litigation, and lawsuits are being filed in federal court due to a new study that effectively proves that hair straighteners increase the risk of uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, breast cancer and endometriosis. A 2022 National …
by Attorney Jeff Keiser Disaster Averted! Camp Lejeune Attorney Fees Not Capped. There was a minor panic over the past two weeks over the potential that the U.S. Senate would amend the PACT Act to cap attorney’s fees in the Camp Lejeune litigation. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced an amendment that would severely limit any …
