Mesothelioma

These kinds of talc lawsuits have been underway for at least two decades.

The first lawsuit involving industrial talc exposure and mesothelioma was filed in 2006. The first lawsuit to claim that talcum powder caused ovarian cancer was filed in 2009. Multi million-dollar verdicts have been awarded in these cases.

The Dugan Law Firm has a co-counsel arrangement with Frank D'Amico Jr. Attorney to handle these cases. For more information, call (504) 525-7272.

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Current Litigation

  • In Re: Fosamax Product Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1789) (2006-Present) USDC for the Southern District of New York, Judge Keenan. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
  • In Re: Celexa/Lexapro Product Liability Litigation, (MDL 2067) (2009-Present) USDC for the District of Massachusetts, Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton.
  • In Re: Fosamax Femur Litigation, (MDL No. 2243) (2011–Present) USDC for the District of New Jersey, Judge Joel A. Pisano. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
  • In Re: Avandia Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation (MDL No. 1871) (2009- Present) USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Cynthia M. Rufe. Member: Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs’ Third-Party Payors.
  • In Re: Effexor Antitrust Litigation (11-CV-05590) (2011-Present) USDC for the District of New Jersey, Judge Joel A. Pisano. Member: Executive Committee for Indirect Purchasers.
  • In Re: Nexium (Esomeprazole) Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 2409) (2012-Present), USDC for the District of Massachusetts, Judge William G. Young. Member: Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for Indirect Purchasers.
  • In Re: Fresenius Granuflo/Naturallte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 2428 (2013-Present) USDC for the District of Massachusetts, Judge Douglas P. Woodlock. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
  • In Re: Suboxone (Buprenorphine Hydrochloride and Naloxone) Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 2445) (2013–Present), USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg. Member: Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for Indirect Purchasers.
  • In Re: Niaspan Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 2460) (2013-Present). USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Jan E. DuBois. Member: Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for Indirect Purchasers.
  • In Re: Lidoderm Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 2521) (2014-Present). USDC for the Northern District of California, Judge William H. Orrick. Member: Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for Indirect Purchasers.
  • In Re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 2724) (2017 – Present), USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Cynthia M. Rufe. Member Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.

Settlements | Awards

  • In Re: Synthroid Marketing Litigation, (MDL No. 1182) (1997-2004) USDC for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Judge Elaine E. Bucklo. Co-Lead Counsel for a class of third party-payors. Settlement: $45,000,000.00
  • In Re: Diet Drugs Litigation, (MDL No. 1203) (1997-2002) USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Lewis C. Bechtle. Co-Lead Counsel for a large group of individually represented third-party payors. Settlement: $35,000,000.00
  • In Re: Propulsid Litigation, (MDL No. 1355) (2000-Present) USDC for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Eldon Fallon. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: $90,000,000.00
  • In Re: Rezulin Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1348) (2000-2008) USDC for the Southern District of New York, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. Mr. Dugan was appointed by the court as Liaison Counsel to a class of Health Benefit Providers. Settlement: $22,500,000.00
  • In Re: Industrial Life Insurance Litigation, (MDL No. 1371) (2000-2007) USDC for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, presiding. Member: Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee. Settlement: $50,000,000.00
  • In Re: Inter-Op Hip Prosthesis Product Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1401) (2001-2008) USDC for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, Judge Kathleen O’Malley. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: $1,200,000,000.00
  • In Re: Baycol Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1431) (2001-2007) USDC for the District of Minnesota, Judge Michael Davis. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: 1,000,000,000.00
  • In Re: Meridia Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1481) (2002-2006) USDC for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge James S. Gwin. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
  • In Re: Serzone Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1477) (2002-2007) USDC for the Southern District of West Virginia, Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: $90,000,000.00
  • In Re: Neurontin Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, (MDL No. 1629) (2004-Present) USDC for the District of Massachusetts, Judge Patti B. Saris. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: $325,000,000.00
  • In Re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1657) (2005-Present) USDC for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Fallon, Magistrate Judge Knowles. Member: Co-Chair Purchase Claims Committee. Settlement: $80,000,000.00
  • In Re: Zyprexa Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, (MDL No. 1596) (2005-2013) USDC for the Eastern District of New York, Judge Weinstein and Magistrate Judge Chrein. Member: Co-Lead Counsel for the Purchase Claims. Settlement: $4,500,000.00
  • In Re: Bextra and Celebrex Marketing and Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 1699) (2006-2010) USDC for the Northern District of California, Judge Breyer. Member: Purchase Claims Committee. Settlement: $89,000,000.00
  • In Re: Oxycontin Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation (2007-2009) USDC for the Southern District of New York, Judge Koel. Co-lead counsel for third-party payors. Settlement: $20,000,000.00
  • In Re: Vytorin Marketing, Sales Practice, and Products Liability, (MDL No. 1938) (2008-2010) USDC for the District of New Jersey, Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: $45,000,000.00
  • In Re: National Football Players’ Concussion Injury, (MDL No. 2323) (2012–Present), USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge Anita Brody. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: Uncapped class action settlement pending court approval.
  • In Re: Skelaxin (Metaxalone) Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 2343) (2012-2014), USDC for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Judge Curtis L. Collier. Member: Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for Indirect Purchasers. Settlement: $4,000,000.00
  • In Re: Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate) Products Liability Litigation, (MDL No. 2385) (2012-Present), USDC for Southern District of Illinois, Judge David R. Herndon. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Settlement: $650,000,000.00
  • In Re: National Collegiate Athletic Association Student-Athlete Concussion Litigation, (MDL No. 2492) (2014–Present), USDC for the Northern District of Illinois, Judge John Z. Lee. Member: Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Pending $75,000,000.00 medical monitoring settlement pending court approval.
  • In Re: Prograf Antitrust Litigation, (MDL No. 2242) (2011-2016) USDC for District of Massachusetts, Judge Rya W. Zobel. Member: Co-Lead Counsel for Indirect Purchasers.