Nov 30Bayer Hit With $1.5 Billion Roundup Weedkiller VerdictBayer AG has been ordered by a jury in Missouri to pay $1.56 billion to four plaintiffs who claim they developed cancer because of exposure to Roundup weedkiller, a brand Bayer acquired when it purchased Monsanto in 2018. The Nov. 17 plaintiff verdict in Cole County, Missouri, which is located…FDA2 min readFDA2 min read
Nov 29California Can’t Require Glyphosate Cancer Warning Labels, Court RulesA U.S. appeals court recently ruled that California lacks the authority to enforce a regulation mandating cancer warnings on glyphosate, the main active compound in Monsanto’s widely used herbicide Roundup, which was acquired by Bayer in 2018. The Ninth Circuit ruled Nov. 7 that the most recent warning issued by…FDA3 min readFDA3 min read
Nov 28Rite Aid Opioid Bankruptcy Contested by DOJThe pharmacy chain Rite Aid is facing a new issue in its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced intentions to defy the embattled company’s date to bar new claims in the proceedings. The chain, which declared bankruptcy amid a slew of legal claims…FDA2 min readFDA2 min read
Nov 22Talc Lawsuit Filed Against J&J by LA CountyAfter being inundated with tens of thousands of consumer-level lawsuits alleging chronic health complications from using its talcum powder, consumer products conglomerate Johnson & Johnson now faces a new lawsuit from a California county. According to Law360, Los Angeles County is filing claims including false advertising, unfair competition, and public…FDA2 min readFDA2 min read
Nov 21Bayer Accuses Judge of Misconduct in $175 Million Roundup VerdictAfter losing three consecutive recent Roundup weedkiller trials, Bayer AG has filed a motion to have the second of those three decisions overturned because the trial judge improperly provided feedback to a Pennsylvania state court jury in Philadelphia that returned a $175 million jury verdict on Oct. 27 for Ernest…FDA2 min readFDA2 min read
Nov 20FDA Approves Weight Management Drug Amid Ozempic LawsuitsThe FDA has approved a new drug for weight management in patients with at least one weight-related health condition. According to the agency’s Nov. 8 announcement, the new drug, Zepbound, joins a controversial category of medications that face lawsuits such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is no…FDA2 min readFDA2 min read
Nov 17Eli Lilly Seeks Diabetes Drug Lawsuit DismissalPharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a user of its diabetes drug, Mounjaro, who claims she developed severe stomach issues and that there should have been a warning about the risk of those side effects on the drug’s warning label. In a motion filed…FDA2 min readFDA2 min read
Nov 16Suboxone Monopoly Suit Settled by IndiviorIndivior, the manufacturer of the opioid addiction drug Suboxone, has settled with more than 40 states and Washington D.C. over claims that the company has unfairly extended its monopoly on the life-saving drug, according to Consumer Notice. According to the lawsuit, Indivior undertook a series of actions that ensured that…FDA3 min readFDA3 min read
Nov 15$330 Million Roundup Verdict Awarded in Latest Bayer DefeatA jury in California returned a plaintiff verdict for a man who claimed he developed cancer because of exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller. The Oct. 31 verdict ordered Monsanto’s owner, Bayer AG, to pay Mike Dennis $332 million, NBC San Diego reported. After winning at trial in nine consecutive Roundup…FDA3 min readFDA3 min read
Nov 14Multistate Oximeter Lawsuit Alleges Device Racism BiasThe attorney general of Wisconsin has joined the attorneys general of 25 other states in a lawsuit addressed at the FDA over deficiencies in pulse oximeter inaccuracies. According to the latest AG’s statement, these devices pose an undue risk of underdiagnosing or misdiagnosing individuals of color. Pulse oximeters are a…FDA2 min readFDA2 min read
