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Sunday, June 16, 2024

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Pa. judge rejects J&J's request to have talc case heard in federal court

By Karen Kidd |
PHILADELPHIA — The case of a Pennsylvania woman with ovarian cancer against defendants that include an East Pennsboro Township-based pharmaceutical company is on its way back to state court after a federal judge last month rejected an attempt to move it to his jurisdiction.

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Defendants get negative ruling from Superior Court in asbestos lawsuit

By Charmaine Little |
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has overturned summary judgment for two companies sued over alleged asbestos exposure that possibly led to a man’s death.

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Federal judge: 24 Essure personal injury cases not headed back to state court

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Twenty-four personal injury cases filed against Bayer Pharmaceuticals from women who used its Essure birth control device will not be returning to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, per a recent federal court ruling.

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Philadelphia jury smacks Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon with $80M pelvic mesh verdict

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Just weeks after a Philadelphia jury reached a $120 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc. and in favor of a plaintiff who claimed she suffered at the hands of a defectively-designed pelvic mesh device, another jury in a similar action has handed down a verdict of $80 million.

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One of the key Risperdal cases in Philadelphia just settled under the threat of punitive damages

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A prominent Risperdal case where the issue of punitive damages applicability reached the state Superior Court has been resolved through a settlement in Philadelphia, according to mutual confirmation from plaintiff counsel and the drug’s manufacturer.

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Philadelphia jury levies $120M verdict on pelvic mesh manufacturers Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia jury has handed down a $120 million verdict in favor of a plaintiff who claimed she suffered pain, incontinence and an inability to have sexual intercourse with her husband, after being implanted with a pelvic mesh manufactured by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc.

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Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon prevail over plaintiff who claimed product-related injuries in pelvic mesh trial

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – After five years of litigation, a Philadelphia jury recently found in favor of Johnson & Johnson, one of its subsidiaries and partner companies, who were accused of manufacturing a pelvic mesh product that a plaintiff claimed caused her to suffer incontinence and other injuries.

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Pa. Supreme Court set to consider jurisdiction questions in pelvic mesh litigation

By Nicholas Malfitano |
HARRISBURG – Pelvic mesh litigation in Philadelphia may now be greatly affected by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s choice to examine a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision pivotal to the issue of jurisdiction.

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New lawyer files appeal in Lancaster chemical cases against AWI; Previous lawyer was DQ'd by judge

By John O'Brien |
LANCASTER – The next chapter in long-running Lancaster litigation against Armstrong World Industries will ask whether it was fair for a judge to boot the plaintiffs’ lawyer off of their cases.

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Pittsburgh lawyer files another Hard Metal Lung Disease case; Exposure to tungsten, cobalt at issue

By Gabriel Neves |
PITTSBURGH – A Westmoreland County man is suing a local company and other suppliers, alleging he was exposed to tungsten and cobalt carbide while he worked as a stone grinder.

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Washington Legal Foundation urges Superior Court to stop letting out-of-state plaintiffs sue in Pennsylvania

By John Breslin |
HARRISBURG - Opponents of what is called "forum shopping" are urging the full panel of Pennsylvania's Superior Court to overturn a decision finding that out-of-state plaintiffs can sue any company registered in the state.

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Pennsylvania opioid lawsuits are homeless while trial lawyers take shots at each other

By John O'Brien |
Seven appeals and plenty of in-fighting have Pennsylvania counties behind schedule in their quest to hold dozens of companies liable for the nation's painkiller crisis

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No jackpot in first Philadelphia talc trial; Judge rules plaintiff has no evidence

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Companies facing million-dollar lawsuits in Philadelphia can celebrate today, as what would have been the first talc-related asbestos trial held in the city has seen a judge cut off the plaintiff’s case before it could ever get to a jury.

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Scranton judge transfers $600M legal malpractice case against Montgomery McCracken

By Charmaine Little |
SCRANTON - A massive legal malpractice lawsuit alleging class action plaintiffs were shorted by more than $600 million is headed out of Pennsylvania.

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The unruly inner child in an asbestos lawyer

By The Pennsylvania Record |
Attorneys in Pennsylvania are claiming the law doesn't apply to them

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Pa. civil litigation reform groups, Philly Bar spar over ATRA's 'Judicial Hellholes' report

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – With Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania once again being featured on the American Tort Reform Association’s annual “Judicial Hellholes” and “Watch List," reactions among civil litigation reform groups and Philadelphia's Bar remain adversarial.

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Setback for plaintiffs in class action against Verde Energy for alleged TCPA violations

By Gabriel Neves |
PHILADELPHIA -- Customers who have allegedly been getting unauthorized calls from an electricity company have suffered a loss in court.

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Man claims mesothelioma diagnosis stemmed from work at Armco Steel, others

By Noddy A. Fernandez |
PITTSBURGH — A couple are suing a manufacturing company, citing alleged strict liability.

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Pennsylvania opioid litigation in chaos as plaintiff lawyers fight over control

By Daniel Fisher |
MEDIA – Opioid litigation in Pennsylvania appears to be in chaos as a prominent law firm has withdrawn from a leadership position on the plaintiff side and unions and the county surrounding the city of Allentown fight efforts to consolidate all lawsuits in a single court.

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Calif. patient sues Bayer Corp. in Philadelphia over birth control implant

By Jenie Mallari-Torres |
PHILADELPHIA — A California resident is suing Bayer Corp., et al., drug manufacturer, citing alleged breach of warranty, failure to warn, negligence, negligent misrepresentation, and product liability.