If you or a loved one have an injury claim similar to those injury lawsuit and settlement claims sought in an MDL case, you may be able to recover compensation from an MDL lawsuit or settlement.
Multi district litigation or MDL litigation is special case management procedure in which complex civil lawsuits filed in federal district courts throughout the country are consolidated and transferred to one federal district court which acts as an MDL court.
MDL cases are formed when the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation determines that multiple civil lawsuits pending in different U.S. district dourts involve one or more common questions of fact and that consolidating and transferring them into an MDL will be for the convenience of parties and witnesses and will promote the just and efficient conduct of the pending lawsuits. 28 U.S.C. § 1407
The MDL court coordinates and oversees pretrial proceedings in the transferred cases including discovery and pre-trial motions, can approve settlement of certain cases, and can dismiss cases, among other things. Oftentimes, the MDL court will select several individual cases to be tried as bellwether cases, bellwether trials or test cases to help the parties evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the remaining MDL cases. Sometimes global settlements are reached between the parties. Other times, after pretrial proceedings conclude any remaining cases may be sent back to the original court of filing for individual trials.
Types of MDL Lawsuit Cases
MDL lawsuit and settlement cases in federal court have included, among others, the following MDLs:
Prescription drug injury MDLs
• Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) Products Liability Litigation (LAE), Case No. MDL 2592
• PPI Lawsuit MDL: Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation (No. II) (NJ), Case No. 2789
• Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation (LAE), Case No. MDL 2740
• Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation (ILN), Case No. MDL 2545
• Abilify (Aripiprazole) Products Liability Litigation (FLN), Case No. MDL 2734
• National Prescription Opiate Litigation, Case No. MDL 2804
• Elmiron Lawsuit MDL: Elmiron (Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium) Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 2973 (NJ)
• Invokana (Canagliflozin) Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 2750
• Incretin-Based Therapies Products Liability Litigation (CAS), Case No. MDL 2452
• Onglyza (Saxagliptin) and Kombiglyze XR (Saxagliptin and Metformin Products Liability Litigation (KYE), Case No. MDL 2809
• Fluoroquinolone Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 2642
• Tepezza Lawsuit MDL: In Re: Tepezza Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3079, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Tylenol Lawsuit MDL: In Re: Acetaminophen-ASD/ADHD Product Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3043, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• Ozempic Lawsuit MDL: In Re: Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RAs) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3094
• Suboxone Lawsuit MDL: In re: Suboxone (Buprenorphine/ Naloxone) Film Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3092
• Zantac Lawsuit MDL: In Re Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 2924 (SD of Fl).
Medical device injury MDLs
• C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, MDL (WVS), Case No. MDL 2187
• Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation (AZ), Case No. MDL 2641
• Cook Medical, Inc. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation (WVS), Case No. MDL 2440.
• Philips CPAP Lawsuit MDL: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3014
• Bair Hugger Forced Air Warming Devices Products Liability Litigation (MN), Case No. MDL 2666
• Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation (WVS), Case No. MDL 2327
• Davol, Inc./C.R. Bard, Inc., Polypropylene Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation (OHS), Case No. MDL 2846
• Boston Scientific Corp. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation (WVS), Case No. MDL -2326
• DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., ASR Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (OH), MDL 2197
• Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MN), Case No. MDL 2441
• In RE: Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 1:20-MD-2974-LMM, MDL 2974 (GA)
• Coloplast Corp. Pelvic Support Systems Products Liability Litigation (WVS), Case No. MDL 2387
• American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation (WVS), Case No. MDL 2325
• Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (MD), Case No. MDL 2775
• Exactech Lawsuit MDL: In Re: Exactech Polyethylene Orthopedic Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3044 (EDNY)
• Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 2753
• In Re: Allergan Biocell Textured Breast Implant Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 2921 (NJ)
• Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis or M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis with Kinectiv Technology and Versys Femoral Head Products Liability Litigation (NYS), Case No. MDL 2859
• In re: Bard Implanted Port Catheter Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3081 (AZ)
Other products liability injury MDLs
• Talcum Powder Lawsuit MDL: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 2738
• 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation (FLN), Case No. MDL 2885
• Roundup Lawsuit MDL: Roundup Products Liability Litigation (CAN), Case No. MDL-2741
• Paraquat Lawsuit MDL: Paraquat Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 3004 (SD. IL)
• Hair Relaxer Lawsuit MDL: In Re: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3060
• Zostavax (Zoster Vaccine Live) Products Liability Litigation (PAE), Case No. MDL 2848
• Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI) (PAE), Case No. MDL 875
• Firefighting Foam Lawsuit MDL: In Re Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation (SC), Case No. MDL 2873
• MONAT Hair Care Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 2841
• Similac and Enfamil Baby Formula NEC Lawsuit MDL: In Re Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation, MDL Case No. 3026 (N.D. IL)
• Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System Products Liability Litigation (No. II), Case No. MDL 2816
Environmental & common disaster injury MDLs
• Dicamba Herbicides Litigation (MOE), MDL Case No. 2820
• Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010, Case No. MDL 2179
Although MDL lawsuit cases frequently involve mass tort lawsuits, multi district litigation is not limited to mass tort cases. MDL cases can also include securities fraud cases, anti-trust cases, contract cases, employment cases, intellectual property cases, privacy lawsuits, and sales practices lawsuits, among others.
In addition to federal court MDLs, sometimes cases are consolidated in various state courts under analogous state coordinated proceedings.
If you or someone you love were injured and believe your injury is similar to an injury claim being sought in an MDL proceeding, you may be entitled to compensation from an MDL lawsuit or settlement. Contact a lawyer to request a free case review
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