On May 17, 2023, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced Walgreens agreed to pay the People of San Francisco $230 million for its role…
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Category: Drugs & Devices
$2.4 Billion Settlement Reached in Actos Products Liability Litigation
Attorney Richard J. Arsenault of Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, and Paul J. Pennock of Weitz & Luxenberg, were the court-appointed co-lead Plaintiffs’ counsel in the Multi-District Litigation (MDL 2299) pending in Lafayette, Louisiana. This settlement relates to legal actions filed beginning in 2011 in response to Plaintiffs diagnosed with bladder cancer as a result of…
Category: Drugs & Devices
Settlement Reached with Takeda for $2.4 Billion for Actos Bladder Cancer Litigation
W&L’s Paul Pennock was one of two court-appointed lead counsel on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee for the multidistrict litigation against drug manufacturer Takeda.
Category: Drugs & Devices
W&L Accepting Zimmer Persona Knee Replacement Cases
A recent voluntary recall of the porous coated, uncemented Zimmer Persona Knee Trabecular Metal Tibial Plates, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) subsequently categorized as a Class II recall, has led Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., to begin accepting cases involving Zimmer Persona Knee replacement injuries, the law firm today announced. The company that…