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MDL Mass Tort & Class Action Monitor

Pradaxa Maker Awarded Summary Judgment in Calif. Coordinated Docket Action

The judge presiding over the California coordinated Pradaxa docket has awarded Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. summary judgment on a plaintiff’s inadequate warning claims, finding they are preempted by federal law.

Asbestos

Defense Counsel Proposes Reform Plan for Baltimore City Asbestos Docket

Defense counsel told Maryland lawmakers that more than half of the 30,000 cases pending on the Baltimore asbestos docket are non-viable, warranting implementation of a reform plan that would recalibrate the docket to focus on sick plaintiffs with viable cases.

Asbestos

N.Y. Court Retains Jurisdiction over Defendant in Asbestos Cosmetic Talc Case

A New York trial court has retained jurisdiction over a company named in an asbestos cosmetic talcum powder case for its role as a distributor of talc, concluding that specific jurisdiction was present in that the company shipped into New York talc on a “continuous basis.”

Drugs & Medical Devices

Pradaxa Maker Awarded Summary Judgment in Calif. Coordinated Docket Action

The judge presiding over the California coordinated Pradaxa docket has awarded Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. summary judgment on a plaintiff’s inadequate warning claims, finding they are preempted by federal law.