Bellwether Selection Moves Xarelto Lawsuit Cases Closer To Court Dates

June 29, 2016 – – TheProductLawyers.com reports on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) 2592. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered the consolidation of more than 3,000 similar cases against Xarelto and its manufacturers late in 2015. Plaintiffs commonly allege that taking the anticoagulant placed them at a substantially increased risk of catastrophic bleeding events. The JPML decreed that all subsequent lawsuits brought before federal courts should be merged with the MDL.

Based on plaintiff claims, the drug companies of Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a branch of Johnson & Johnson Corporation) and Bayer AG are named as defendants. In the interest of further expediting the process of justice, on December 17th, the presiding judge, Eldon Fallon, issued a court order for bellwether cases. This procedure entailed selecting 40 individual cases from among the MDL cases as an example pool. These bellwether cases will be considered representative of the larger overall pool of cases, and will be tried before a jury in order to determine the best way for both parties to move forward with litigation.

Both plaintiffs and defendants were instructed to select ten cases from the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and eight other states that were the most trial-ready. The court drew twenty other cases from states that had the most claims against Xarelto, including Louisiana and Mississippi, and merged them with the lawsuits chosen by the two parties. These selections, completed by January 11th, will provide a range of examples for the selection of four bellwether cases later this year.

While MDL No. 2592 is moving closer to its first court date, plaintiffs are confident that additional lawsuits will continue to appear. As per the federal Judicial Panel’s edict, those cases with similar allegations will be merged with the MDL in order to prevent squandering time, money, or resources of either party or the public. In the interest of all parties, the JPML also declared that the Eastern District of Louisiana will oversee the proceedings.

The attorneys of Banville Law, the firm behind TheProductLawyers.com, are offering complimentary consultations to anyone who suffered injury or hospitalization after a bleed while on Xarelto. For more information about this release or the Xarelto litigation call 888-997-3792.

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