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Why Were Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and CEO John Kapoor Indicted and Not The Sacklers and Purdue Pharma? A Retrospective Look Back to the 2018 Insys Criminal Indictments

Consumer Protection , Current Litigation , Opioid Crisis August 26, 2021

Why Were Insys Therapeutics, Inc. and CEO John Kapoor Indicted and Not The Sacklers and Purdue Pharma? A Retrospective Look Back to the 2018 Insys Criminal Indictments  The Opioid Crisis Behind The Scenes by Mark A. York (June 8, 2018 original date) (revised with additional comments August 25, 2021) Subsys – an Insys Therapeutics, Inc. Pharmaceutical […]

BAYER ROUNDUP WRIT TO SCOTUS ON HARDEMAN TRIAL VERDICT: LAST DITCH ATTEMPT TO AVOID POST-MDL 2741 FALLOUT & BOARDROOM RECKONING

Consumer Protection , Current Litigation , Roundup August 18, 2021

By Mark A. York, Editor August 18, 2021 (MASS TORT NEWS) Bayer filed a Writ of Certiorari with the US Supreme Court on Aug. 16, regarding the $25 million federal court verdict in the Edwin Hardeman trial, who was able to show exposure to glyphosate from spraying Roundup on his property caused his non-Hodgkins lymphoma. […]

Endo International and Arnold Porter Opioid Discovery Abuses

Consumer Protection , Current Litigation , Opioid Crisis August 18, 2021

    by Mark York, Editor Endo International’s opioid defense counsel Arnold & Porter,  is facing  civil contempt charges in the New York state court opioid trial currently underway In Re Opioids Litigation, Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Jerry Garguilo. Reflecting the gravity of the issue, Arnold & Porter has hired lawyers from three powerhouse commercial firms including Steptoe […]

JUUL LITIGATION UPDATE “MAKING BIG TOBACCO PAY”

JUUL May 19, 2021

In re: Juul Labs, Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation 3:19-md-2913-WHO By Mark A. York (May 19, 2021) Link: https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/orrick-william-h-who/in-re-juul-labs-inc-marketing-sales-practices-products-liability-litigation/ Why JUUL MDL 2913 IS NEEDED It’s business as usual in Big Tobacco and e-cigarettes as they follow the Monsanto-Bayer Roundup “Glyphosate is harmless” and Johnson & Johnson “Talc is safe” models of […]

2021 Trial Lawyers Summit Recap

Uncategorized May 11, 2021

“TRIAL LAWYERS SUMMIT 2021” Back in Business AWESOME WEEK IN MIAMI BEACH By Mark A. York (Mass Tort News) May 10, 2021 The first major live legal event post-March 2020 Covid shutdown and the impact on the legal industry, the 2021 Trial Lawyers Summit in Miami Beach was a confirmed success.  Based on attendance and […]

OPIOID TRIAL TRIFECTA IS HERE

Opioid Crisis April 26, 2021

Trials in California, West Virginia and New York – Opioid Big Pharma Trial Strategy: “Deny The Opioid Crisis Ever Existed” PROFITS BEFORE PATIENTS The Santa Clara, Orange and Los Angeles County Opioid lawsuits, filed in May 2014, allege that the defendants—including opioid manufacturers Purdue Pharma L.P., Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Endo Health Solutions, Inc., and Actavis […]

Walden v. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and BNY Mellon, N.A., Case No. 2:20-cv-01972 USDC (E.D. Pa.)

Consumer Protection February 15, 2021

BANK of NEW YORK and MELLON BANK “Private Wealth Client” Fiduciary Breaches Join Feb 16, 2021″LegalCast” with lead counsel from DICELLO LEVITT GUTZLER LLC and COUNCILL GUNNEMAN. Register here: masstortnews.live/registration ____________________ The case is Walden v. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and BNY Mellon, N.A., Case No. 2:20-cv-01972-CRE in the United States District Court for the Western District […]

ZANTAC MDL 2924-Recent Rulings and Overall Status

Zantac January 18, 2021

Including comments by Brent Wisner, Baum Hedlund. MASS TORT NEWS January 18, 2021 Washington, DC In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation MDL 2924 court website JPML Initial Zantac Transfer Order, Feb. 6, 2020 By Mark A. York, Editor (MassTortNews.org) United States consumers are learning more and more that healthcare manufacturing oversight has failed to monitor […]