October 2021 UK’s MHRA Xeljanz Action Follows September 2021 FDA Xeljanz Drug Safety Communication Update
(Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch)
On September 1, 2021, we posted this article, “Xeljanz: FDA Warnings Updated: There
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The Fifth Circuit Again Considers the ‘Forby’ Case and When the Right To Arbitrate Is Waived Based on an Amended Complaint
As we have said in the past, determining when a party waives its right to arbitrate is never easy and the nuanced standards vary among the circuits. Now a case that has come to the U.S.
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Imbruvica Heart-Related Side Effects Continue to Get Attention from Drug Safety Researchers
Recent Cardiotoxicity Case Reports for Patients Using Imbruvica Alone or When Combined With Other Drugs
(Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch)
Just about two years ago, in mid-October 2019, we posted these two articles, “
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Class Action Trends Report, Fall 2021
The Fall 2021 edition of the Jackson Lewis Class Action Trends Report looks at the class action risks that arise as employers navigate return-to-work during this precarious stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employee symptom screening, mask and vaccine mandates, returning
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EEOC Finishes Fiscal Year 2021 With September Surge Of Filings As Commission Recovers From Pandemic-Fueled Slowed Down
By: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Christopher J. DeGroff, Matthew J. Gagnon, and Alex W. Karasik
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the EEOC’s down 2020 fiscal year, in which the Commission made significant changes to many of its programs in
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Xeljanz: Drug-induced Peripheral Neuropathy as Possible Xeljanz Side Effect in 2 RA Patients
Reports of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Xeljanz Experiencing Secondary Neurological Adverse Events
(Posted by Tom Lamb at Drug Injury Watch)
As we have written about previously, according to the FDA, some of the generally recognized Xeljanz side
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Courts Hold Contract Disputes Not Actionable Under FCRA
A recent string of U.S. District Court decisions has clarified liability for furnishers of credit information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), specifically 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b), in situations where consumers dispute the legal validity of a reported debt.
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Court Declines To Enjoin Employer’s Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer Riley, and Michael L. DeMarino
Seyfarth Synopsis: As the COVID-19 era continues to unfold, many employers have adopted back-to-work polices that include mandatory vaccinations for their employees. In Beckerich, et al. v.
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Another Proposed Vanilla Claim Dismissed
Cases out of New York involving food products catch our eye these days, as NY threatens to become the new “food court.” Today’s post involves Eric Parham v. ALDI, Inc., No. 19 CIV. 8975 (PGG), 2021 WL 4296432 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 21,
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Georgia Supreme Court Ruling “in tension” with SCOTUS Precedent on Personal Jurisdiction
Many states have statutes establishing that, as a condition of registering to do business in a state, a foreign corporation consents to general personal jurisdiction in that state. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman, 571 U.S.
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