VALSARTAN LOSARTAN AND IRBESARTAN PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION
Case Number:
1:19-md-02875
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability
Multi Party Litigation:
Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Husch Blackwell
- Wood Smith
- Hinshaw & Culbertson
- Lewis Brisbois
- Marshall Dennehey
- Murphy & Dunn
- Archer & Greiner
- Saul Ewing
- Parker Poe
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Shrager Sachs
- Powell Kugelman
- Walsh Pizzi
- Krivit Law
- Eimer Stahl
- Sills Cummis
- Benesch
- Sullivan Papain
- Eisenberg Rothweiler
- Greenbaum Rowe
- Cohen Placitella
- Law Office of Barry R. Glazer
- Rawle & Henderson
- Nagel Rice
- Zoll & Kranz
- Beasley Firm
- Hardin Kundla
- Rheingold Giuffra
- Beasley Allen
- Messa & Associates
- Douglas & London
- Miller Shah LLP
- Mazie Slater
- Parafinczuk Wolf
- Baker & Hostetler
- Davis & Crump
- Cipriani & Werner
- Polsinelli PC
- Anapol Weiss
- Bursor & Fisher
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Troutman Pepper
- Novitzke Gust
- Duane Morris
- Morgan Lewis
- Napoli Shkolnik
- Skadden Arps
- Hofeld & Schaffner
- Wilson Elser
- Hill Wallack
- Buchanan Ingersoll
- Erlanger Law Firm
- Blizzard Greenberg
- ND Galli Law LLC
- Baker Donelson
- Scott&Scott
- Pietragallo Gordon
- Rueb Stoller
- Gainey McKenna
- Greenberg Traurig
- Crowell & Moring
- Ahmuty Demers
- Lowey Dannenberg
- Chaffin Luhana LLP
- Law Office of Adam R. Gonnelli
- Stark & Stark
- Wheeler Trigg
- Kanner & Whiteley
- Wong Fleming
- Fears Nachawati
- Zareh & Associates
- Donahey Law
- Oliver Bell Group
- Golomb Legal
- Grant & Eisenhofer
- Labaton Keller
Companies
- ScieGen Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- CVS Health Corp.
- The Linde Group
- Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc.
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
- Weis Markets Inc.
- Sandoz International GmbH
- The Kroger Co.
- The Cigna Group
- Express Scripts Holding Co.
- LifeWallet
- Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
- GSMS Inc.
- Prime Therapeutics LLC
- Avkare Inc.
- Aurobindo Pharma Ltd.
- The Harvard Drug Group LLC
- Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Cencora Inc.
- Rite Aid Corp.
- Hetero Drugs Ltd.
- Hetero Labs Ltd.
- Optum Inc.
- Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc.
- Allergan PLC
- Albertsons Cos. Inc.
- Red Oak Sourcing LLC
- NuCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Viatris Inc.
- Humana Inc.
- Walmart Inc.
- McKesson Corp.
- A-S Medication Solutions LLC
- OptumRx Inc.
- Hy-Vee
- Cardinal Health Inc.
- Camber Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Jubilant Cadista
- DeNA Co.
- Village Super Market Inc.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Sectors & Industries:
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August 05, 2024
Chinese Drug Co. Says Sanctions In Valsartan MDL Too Harsh
Chinese drug firm Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. told a New Jersey federal court Friday that sanctions authorizing two adverse jury instructions in multidistrict litigation over generic drugs contaminated with carcinogens should be overturned, arguing the plaintiffs did not allege the bad faith required for such a harsh penalty.
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May 14, 2024
Chinese Drug Co. Sanctioned After 'Tortuous' 3-Year Info Fight
Chinese drug firm Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has been hit with sanctions after its chief executive officer failed to sit for a court-ordered deposition in sprawling multidistrict litigation taking place in New Jersey over generic drugs that U.S. authorities say were contaminated with carcinogens.
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February 08, 2023
Consumers And Insurers Get Class Cert. In Valsartan MDL
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday certified classes of consumers and insurers who claim they lost money by purchasing the contaminated blood pressure drug Valsartan, as well as two classes of consumers seeking medical monitoring for cancer potentially caused by the drug.
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April 05, 2022
Valsartan MDL Judge OKs Out-Of-State Litigants, More Claims
A New Jersey federal judge ruled Tuesday that multidistrict litigation against drug manufacturers, pharmacies and wholesalers over carcinogens in blood pressure drugs can expand to include out-of-state litigants and warranty claims under laws in nearly two dozen jurisdictions.
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December 22, 2021
Judge Overrules 'State Secrets' Concerns In Valsartan MDL
A New Jersey federal judge backed a special master's order that Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. must produce documents it sought to shield in multidistrict litigation over blood pressure drugs such as valsartan, warning that parties can't exploit uncertainties in foreign state secrets laws to thwart U.S. lawsuits.
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June 22, 2021
Chinese Drug Co. Chief Must Testify In Tainted Valsartan MDL
The special master in multidistrict litigation alleging that pharmaceutical companies sold generic drugs containing the active ingredient valsartan that were tainted with carcinogens ruled on Tuesday that the president of Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. can't be blocked from giving a deposition in the case.
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January 29, 2021
Drugmakers Must Face Fraud Claims In Valsartan MDL
A New Jersey federal judge said Friday he won't toss fraud claims against drug manufacturers, but will toss the claims against wholesalers and pharmacies, in multidistrict litigation alleging they took part in distributing generic drugs containing the active ingredient valsartan that were tainted with carcinogens.
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January 25, 2021
Drugmakers Must Face Warranty Claims In Valsartan MDL
A New Jersey federal judge has said manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacies cannot escape warranty claims in multidistrict litigation alleging they took part in distributing generic drugs containing the active ingredient valsartan that were tainted with carcinogens, finding that the drugs' names and the purported contamination kept certain claims alive.
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January 12, 2021
Consumers Can't Bring Out-Of-State Claims in Valsartan MDL
A New Jersey federal judge said Tuesday that consumers in the multidistrict litigation over alleged contamination of the blood pressure drug valsartan don't have standing to bring claims under the laws of states they don't live in.
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January 08, 2021
Drug. Co. Can't Keep Emails Under Wraps In Valsartan MDL
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday said that emails sent by Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to customers in the multidistrict litigation over alleged contamination of the blood pressure drug Valsartan are not confidential since they don't contain trade secrets.