Judicial Panel to Hear Bextra, Celebrex MDL Requests in July

WASHINGTON - The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has indicated that in July it will hear motions to create a federal MDL for federal Celebrex and Bextra claims. In Re Bextra and Celebrex Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1691; In Re: Bextra Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1693; In Re Celebrex Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1694; In Re: Bextra and Celebrex Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1699 (JPML).

In a notice to counsel issued May 13, the JPML said it has received five motions in four MDL …