In January 2025, a federal judge in Houston will decide whether to approve Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy plan, which aims to efficiently resolve the ongoing claims after previous failed attempts [...]
As of January 2025, the Paragard multidistrict litigation (MDL) continues to progress, with 20 new cases added in December. This brings the total number of pending cases to 2,882, indicating [...]
A discovery dispute arose as defendants requested more time to respond to contention interrogatories, proposing a delay until the pretrial conference. Plaintiffs opposed the request, emphasizing the need for timely [...]
A new lawsuit has been filed in the Paragard MDL by a California woman who claims her Paragard IUD broke during its removal in February and May 2023. She alleges [...]
The MDL judge has scheduled the first bellwether trial in the Paragard litigation for December 1, 2025, with the second trial set for February 2, 2026, subject to confirmation of [...]
The court has imposed a firm deadline of December 11, 2024, for defendants to complete the production of custodial files as previously ordered on October 7, 2024. The judge has [...]
This week, there’s a significant development in the ongoing Valsartan multi-district litigation (MDL). The judge overseeing the case has selected five plaintiffs’ lawsuits to proceed to the next round of [...]
On December 16, 2024, the federal judge overseeing the Valsartan litigation confirmed the selection of five cases for the second set of bellwether trials. These trials are part of the [...]
After the postponement of the first lawsuit selected for a bellwether trial, a new case has been scheduled to kick off the trials. The first trial will now involve a [...]
As the first bellwether trial in the Valsartan multi-district litigation (MDL) draws near, we are seeing an increase in interest surrounding the case. This is a common development, and we [...]
