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Fosamax – Femur Fracture Update September 2015: Litigation Remains In “Holding Pattern” Awaiting Appellate Court Rulings

September 18, 2015

More Than 4000 Cases Are Pending In Federal Court MDL And The New Jersey Consolidation But There Are No Trials Scheduled (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) UPDATE: On March 22, 2017…
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Fosamax – Femur Fracture Lawsuits Update: California Verdict For Merck In April 2015 With Two More California Trials Scheduled For July 2015 And October 2015

June 17, 2015

Federal Court Fosamax MDL Reassigned From Judge Pisano To Judge Wolfson While We Wait For Appellate Court To Rule On Appeals From Glynn And Gaynor Case Rulings (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com)…
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End Of Summer 2014 Update: Fosamax – Femur Fracture Lawsuits In The New Jersey Consolidation / Multicounty Litigation

August 29, 2014

State Superior Court Judge Nelson Johnson Now Presiding Over About 2880 Cases, According to Merck SEC Report Filed In August 2014 (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: December 2014 Fosamax – Femur…
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First Fosamax – Femur Fracture Trial In New Jersey State Court Scheduled To Start March 4, 2013

February 18, 2013

Judge Higbee Will Preside Over Joint Trial Of Unanski v. Merck Case And Su v. Merck Case; These Two Lawsuits Will Be Tried Together But With Separate Jury Verdicts (Posted by Tom Lamb at…
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Third Boles vs. Merck Fosamax Trial In September 2012 Involves Only The Damages Amount Aspect

September 6, 2012

Brief History Of This ONJ / Jaw Lawsuit: First, Mistrial; Second, Jury Verdict For Plaintiff But Award Reduced By Judge (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: We have been informed that there will not be a…
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Fosamax Trial In New Jersey State Court Scheduled To Start Monday, February 27, 2012

February 24, 2012

The Flores Case And The Sessner Case Involve Incidents Of ONJ Jaw Injury, Not The Femur Fracture Side Effect (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: During pretrial hearings Judge Higbee severed the Flores…
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Fosamax Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw (ONJ) Federal Court MDL Litigation: A Mixed Forecast For 2012

December 29, 2011

Three More Lawsuits (Boles, Jellema, and Spano) Set For Trial, And A Special Master Appointed To Conduct Settlement Talks (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) There are currently more than 900 Fosamax lawsuits pending against defendant…
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Generic Drug Company Should Not Be Allowed To Use Federal Preemption To Defeat Lawsuits

March 14, 2011

U. S. Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Arguments On This Legal Issue In Drug Injury Lawsuit Involving Gladys Mensing (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) _____________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: The Pliva, Inc., et al. v. Mensing case was…
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Prempro Litigation Report: Here Is A Tale of Two Very Different Recent Case Outcomes

December 9, 2010

As Of December 2010 The Fourteen Jury Verdicts Are Evenly Split Between Defendant Pfizer And Plaintiffs (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We will start with the more recent case, Torkie-Tork v. Wyeth, 04-cv-945,…
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Sprint Fidelis Lead Wire Defect Litigation Comes To An Apparent Disappointing End (Medtronic Wins)

November 10, 2010

8100 Pending Lawsuits Get Modest Settlement Payments; Remaining 100,000 Plus U.S. Patients Have No Legal Claim Due To Federal Preemption Ruling (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As those who have been following the Sprint…
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