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Judge approves VW, Porsche Gasoline Litigation emissions settlement
ByCharles Miller November 12, 2022September 11, 2023

A California U.S. District Court judge has approved an $80 million settlement with Volkswagen and Porsche on behalf of nearly 500,000 consumers who purchased or leased Porsche gasoline-powered vehicles between 2005 and 2020. The plaintiffs in the litigation were represented by attorneys from Heygood Orr & Pearson and other firms.

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HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation | Opioid Painkillers

Opioid lawsuits filed by Texas counties consolidated in statewide MDL
ByJim Orr July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

The Texas Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has announced that it will consolidate 16 opioid lawsuits filed by county governments across Texas in a statewide multidistrict litigation (MDL). These lawsuits – filed against opioid painkiller manufacturers like Purdue Pharma and distributors such as McKesson Corp. – accuse companies involved in the sale and distribution of…

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HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation | Opioid Painkillers

Judicial panel centralizes opioid lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors in Ohio MDL
ByJim Orr December 15, 2017June 15, 2018

Dozens of lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers by state and local governments have been consolidated in a federal multidistrict litigation. The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ruled last week that approximately 180 lawsuits filed in districts across the country would be heard by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster of the Northern District of…

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HO&P Legal Blog | IVC Filters | Multidistrict Litigation

Cook Medical faces IVC filter bellwether lawsuit in Indiana
ByJay Pate November 28, 2017

The first of three IVC filter bellwether lawsuits against Cook Medical began recently in Indiana. The three bellwether cases are part of the 1,900-lawsuit multidistrict litigation facing Cook Medical over injuries caused by its IVC filters.

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Class Action Lawsuits | HO&P Cases | HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation | Volkswagen Diesel Recall

Volkswagen agrees to $14.7 billion settlement in Dieselgate emissions cheating claims over VW, Audi models
ByCharles Miller July 5, 2016July 31, 2018

Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay $14.7 billion to settle a portion of the emissions cheating claims against the company in connection with the Dieselgate scandal. The settlement would be one of the largest even in a consumer class action lawsuit filed in the U.S.

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HO&P Cases | HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation | Volkswagen Diesel Recall

Heygood, Orr & Pearson partner Michael Heygood joins Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in California MDL over Volkswagen emissions cheating
ByEric Pearson March 25, 2016October 18, 2018

Heygood, Orr & Pearson partner Michael Heygood has been named to the team of attorneys selected to help oversee the California litigation involving the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. Judge Charles Breyer appointed Mr. Heygood to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee that will oversee pretrial matters in the Volkswagen Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) in the U.S. District Court…

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HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation | Pharmaceutical Liability

Fresenius agrees to $250 million settlement in class action lawsuits over heart attacks linked to dialysis drugs GranuFlo and NaturaLyte
ByCharles Miller March 2, 2016July 31, 2018

Fresenius Medical Care has agreed to a $250 million settlement in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Massachusetts over two dialysis drugs, GranuFlo and NaturaLyte. Multiple class action lawsuits had been filed against Fresenius over allegations that the company did not adequately warn patients about a potential increased risk of heart attack or stroke linked to…

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HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation | Zofran

Judge rejects GSK motion to dismiss Zofran birth defects lawsuit in Massachusetts MDL
ByJohn Chapman January 29, 2016May 27, 2016

A Massachusetts federal judge has rejected a motion filed by drug maker GlaxoSmithKilne to dismiss all claims in multidistrict litigation regarding the alleged off-label promotion of the company’s anti-nausea drug, Zofran. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV ruled that the lawsuits, filed by the families of children who were born with birth defects allegedly…

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Heygood, Orr & Pearson: Real Trial Lawyers for Real Problems
ByMichael Heygood January 26, 2015May 26, 2016

The law firm of Heygood, Orr & Pearson was founded on the simple idea that companies and individuals should be accountable for their own actions. When they refuse to take responsibility for their wrongdoing, we believe they should be made to do so in a court of law.

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HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation | Pharmaceutical Liability | Xarelto

Xarelto lawsuits allege bloodthinning drug poses risk of serious injury, death from excess bleeding
ByMichael Heygood November 17, 2014January 27, 2017

Some of the people pursuing Xarelto bleeding lawsuits have requested that all Xaretlo cases pending in federal courts around the country be brought together in a single U.S. district court for pre-trial proceedings. The request, filed with the United States Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), proposes a multidistrict proceeding to oversee all federal Xarelto…

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Actos | Class Action Lawsuits | HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation

Actos class action lawsuit against Takeda, Lilly will be tried separately from Louisiana MDL
ByJim Orr October 7, 2014May 26, 2016

A proposed class action regarding the drug Actos will be part of a larger multidistrict litigation (MDL) taking place in Louisiana but will be tried separately. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty issued the order for a separate trial last month.

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HO&P Legal Blog | Multidistrict Litigation

Homeowners challenging robosigning, MERS System may proceed with ‘false documents’ claim against financial institutions, Ninth Circuit rules
ByMichael Heygood June 26, 2014September 26, 2016

Homeowners around the country have gone to court to challenge the use of the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), an electronic mortgage registration system (“the MERS System”) by financial institutions. The MERS System is a private electronic database that records the ownership of and servicing rights in home loans. Various financial institutions are members…

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Multidistrict Litigation

Judge approves VW, Porsche Gasoline Litigation emissions settlement

Opioid lawsuits filed by Texas counties consolidated in statewide MDL

Judicial panel centralizes opioid lawsuits against manufacturers, distributors in Ohio MDL

Cook Medical faces IVC filter bellwether lawsuit in Indiana

Volkswagen agrees to $14.7 billion settlement in Dieselgate emissions cheating claims over VW, Audi models

Heygood, Orr & Pearson partner Michael Heygood joins Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in California MDL over Volkswagen emissions cheating

Fresenius agrees to $250 million settlement in class action lawsuits over heart attacks linked to dialysis drugs GranuFlo and NaturaLyte

Judge rejects GSK motion to dismiss Zofran birth defects lawsuit in Massachusetts MDL

Heygood, Orr & Pearson: Real Trial Lawyers for Real Problems

Xarelto lawsuits allege bloodthinning drug poses risk of serious injury, death from excess bleeding

Actos class action lawsuit against Takeda, Lilly will be tried separately from Louisiana MDL

Homeowners challenging robosigning, MERS System may proceed with ‘false documents’ claim against financial institutions, Ninth Circuit rules

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