Xarelto Lawsuit Cases Consolidated Into MDL By JPML

June 27, 2016 – – TheProductLawyers.com announces the consolidation of cases against Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bayer AG, which manufacture the anticoagulant, Xarelto. Numbering in excess of 2,800, the plaintiffs originally petitioned the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) in October of last year. They requested consolidation based on the similarity of claims and asked that the cases be tried in the Southern District of Illinois. However, the defendants’ lawyers disputed this location. They stated that New Jersey was a more logical venue since many of the manufacturers’ corporate offices are located there.

After many weeks of deliberation, the JPML issued a statement on December 4, 2015. It was announced in this statement, “In our judgment, the considerable growth in the litigation over the past few months demonstrates that informal coordination is not practical.” Consolidating the cases will conserve time, money, and public resources. It will also prevent acts of spurious discovery on the part of the defense and differing rulings issued by multiple judges.

The JPML also appointed a specially selected judge to preside over the cases in the neutral location of the Eastern District of Louisiana. They stated, “Judge Eldon E. Fallon, who presides over three potential tag-along actions, is an experienced transferee judge with the willingness and ability to manage this litigation efficiently. He is well-versed in multidistrict litigation and we are confident that he will steer this matter on a prudent course.”

Following swiftly on the heels of this verdict, the consolidation occurred on December 12, 2015. While MDL 2592 has consolidated all federally-filed cases against Xarelto, other mass litigations are already taking shape. In Pennsylvania, a mass tort program comprising 550 individual lawsuits was consolidated by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Given this and other recent developments, plaintiffs are confident that individual claims against Xarelto will continue to appear as the lawsuits proceed to trial.

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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