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 Opioid Product Why have … [Read more...] about 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
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BAYER ROUNDUP WRIT TO SCOTUS ON HARDEMAN TRIAL VERDICT: LAST DITCH ATTEMPT TO AVOID POST-MDL 2741 FALLOUT & BOARDROOM RECKONING
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. Writ Link: Bayer Hardemen Roundup Writ to US Supreme … [Read more...] about BAYER ROUNDUP WRIT TO SCOTUS ON HARDEMAN TRIAL VERDICT: LAST DITCH ATTEMPT TO AVOID POST-MDL 2741 FALLOUT & BOARDROOM RECKONING
Endo International and Arnold Porter Opioid Discovery Abuses
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 … [Read more...] about Endo International and Arnold Porter Opioid Discovery Abuses
JUUL LITIGATION UPDATE “MAKING BIG TOBACCO PAY”
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 … [Read more...] about JUUL LITIGATION UPDATE “MAKING BIG TOBACCO PAY”
“Opioid Profits before Patients”
Amerisource Bergen "Pillbilly" email mocking opioid pill users who were becoming addicted and dying from opioids Amerisource flooded the consumer marketplace with for years! … [Read more...] about “Opioid Profits before Patients”
2021 Trial Lawyers Summit Recap
“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 participation last week, attendance at legal conferences … [Read more...] about 2021 Trial Lawyers Summit Recap
OPIOID TRIAL TRIFECTA IS HERE
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 … [Read more...] about OPIOID TRIAL TRIFECTA IS HERE
Walden v. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and BNY Mellon, N.A., Case No. 2:20-cv-01972 USDC (E.D. Pa.)
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 … [Read more...] about Walden v. The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and BNY Mellon, N.A., Case No. 2:20-cv-01972 USDC (E.D. Pa.)
ZANTAC MDL 2924-Recent Rulings and Overall Status
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 … [Read more...] about ZANTAC MDL 2924-Recent Rulings and Overall Status
PFAS AND AMERICA’S WATER SUPPLY “THE FOREVER CHEMICAL IS HERE TO STAY”
A MASS TORT NEWS WHITE PAPER Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water across the country- Who knew and when? Environmental testing shows a class of extremely toxic chemicals called PFAS/PFOS are in the US water supply. Why has the public not been informed? By Mark A. York September 22, 2020 “You may not recognize the name PFAS, short for poly and perfluoroalkyl substances, but … [Read more...] about PFAS AND AMERICA’S WATER SUPPLY “THE FOREVER CHEMICAL IS HERE TO STAY”