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Asbestos

Appellate Court Upholds Denial of Asbestos Defendant’s Bid for Summary Judgment

A New York appellate court has denied an asbestos defendant’s efforts to appeal a lower court order denying it summary judgment, concluding that the company failed to establish prima facie entitlement to summary judgment.

Drugs & Medical Devices

La. Federal Judge Allows Two Taxotere Hair Loss Cases to Proceed

A Louisiana federal judge has allowed two Taxotere permanent hair loss actions to proceed, ruling that the plaintiffs’ claims are timely and there are questions of fact as to whether the learned intermediary doctrine bars the negligence and failure-to-warn claims.

Drugs & Medical Devices

Ill. Federal Judge Refuses to Reinstate $3 Million Verdict in Paxil Suicide Case

An Illinois federal judge has refused to reinstate a $3 million verdict in a Paxil suicide case despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in which it clarified the “clear evidence” standard in the context of whether the FDA would approve changes to a drug’s warning label.

Talcum Powder Litigation Report

Calif. Appellate Court Affirms New Trial for JJCI in Talc Case that Ended in $417 Million Verdict

A California appellate court has affirmed a trial court order granting Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. a new trial in an ovarian cancer talcum powder case that ended in a $417 million verdict, but reversed the judgment notwithstanding the verdict order on liability entered in favor of the same company, concluding that internal documents demonstrated the defendant knew of the link between ovarian cancer and perineal talc use.