A federal judge has approved the direct filing of AngioDynamics port catheter lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of Southern California, where the litigation has been centralized for coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings.
With more than 5,800 Paraquat lawsuits being pursued by individuals who developed Parkinson’s disease following exposure to the herbicide, the early bellwether trials will test allegations that will be repeated throughout the litigation.
Several junk food manufacturers have removed a recently filed lawsuit to federal court after it was originally filed in Pennsylvania state court, where none of the defendants are based.
