Tag Archives: Johnson & Johnson
N.Y. Tylenol wrongful death claim transferred to MDL in Philadelphia
A wrongful death claim that had been filed by a New York State widow over her husband’s death as an alleged result of Tylenol use has been transferred to the newly created multidistrict over-the-counter Tylenol litigation docket in Philadelphia. Cathleen … Read More
Federal judicial panel OKs creation of Tylenol products liability MDL in Phila.
Attorneys representing plaintiffs who allege they suffered liver failure damage or failure due to their use of over-the-counter Tylenol have succeeded in getting a federal court panel to approve the formation of a multidistrict litigation docket through which the claims … Read More
N. Carolina plaintiff files Tylenol products liability claim in Phila. federal court
A North Carolina woman joins the growing list of plaintiffs suing drugmakers McNeil PPC and Johnson & Johnson over allegations that the defendants failed to warn users that Tylenol and Tylenol PM could lead to acute liver failure. Attorneys Laurence … Read More
Montco man sues DePuy Orthopaedics, J&J over alleged injuries tied to hip implant
A Montgomery County man is suing DePuy Orthopaedics and Johnson & Johnson over allegations that he sustained injuries as a result of having had a defective hip replacement system implanted in his body. Mark Hart, who resides in Telford Borough, … Read More
Tylenol injury suit filed in Phila.; hearing scheduled for March on MDL request
Attorneys representing McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Johnson & Johnson have filed a notice of removal at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking to transfer a personal injury action filed by an Alabama woman at Common … Read More
Plaintiffs’ lawyers seek creation of Tylenol products liability MDL in Phila. federal court
Plaintiffs’ lawyers representing those who claim their ingestion of Tylenol caused them to experience liver damage or failure are seeking the creation of an MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to handle the growing … Read More
J&J, others face products liability claim over injuries from Prolene Mesh device
A Delaware County woman is suing the makers and distributors of a surgical mesh device over allegations that she suffered post-operative injuries as a result of having had the material medically inserted into her body. Ramona Shelley, of Darby, Pa., … Read More
J&J, others seek transfer of Infants’ Tylenol death case to federal court
Lawyers representing a host of drug companies being sued by the father of a 4-year-old boy who allegedly died as a result of taking children’s Tylenol are seeking to transfer the case from state to federal court. David F. Abernethy, … Read More
Handful of Risperdal mass tort cases settle in Phila., including one that had gone to trial
A settlement has been reached in the first Risperdal case that has gone to trial in Philadelphia. The announcement came Oct. 3 when lawyers for a Texas teenager and attorneys for Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals stated they had … Read More
Psychiatrist, plaintiff’s expert witness, testifies on third day of Phila. Risperdal trial
Attorneys for a Texas teen who is suing Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals over claims he grew breasts as a result of taking the defendants’ drug Risperdal on Sept. 27 called to the witness stand a psychiatrist who believes … Read More