Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Merck Propecia® (Alleged Sexual Side Effects) MDL Is Slowly Gathering Steam


Thanks to an anonymous commenter on the backup blog, we will offer this long-overdue update on the federal Merck Propecia® litigation, this morning:

Yes, you are right, Anon. -- the Magistrate is holding an adjourned status conference on November 20, in MDL 12-2331, in the Eastern District of New York:

This is the alleged sexual side effects (primarily erectile dysfunction) MDL. We will report as a new post, any material development, but discovery is just getting underway here -- so it may be a bit before anything big shakes loose. And I'd not expect settlement talks will get anywhere, in earnest, until much more discovery has been completed.

. . . .ORDER granting (No. 138 in 1:12-md-02331-JG-VVP) letter application to adjourn. The 10/16/13 conference is rescheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Viktor V. Pohorelsky on 10/3/2013. Associated Cases: 1:12-md-02331-JG-VVP et al. . . .


[My backgrounder, here.] Thanks for asking, and Namaste!

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2015 at 4:54 PM

    I realize that this is an older post on the blog, but are there any updates here?

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  2. CondorJanuary 1, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    There is a status hearing in the Eastern District of New York, as Merck and the plaintiffs still go back and forth over whether various parts of Merck's otherwise required deliveries are protected by privilege -- and thus only a privilege log is required to be produced; not the actual underlying source documents (emails, etc. to or from counsel).

    I'll let you know what comes of that 1.15.15 hearing date -- probably as a new post.

    Namaste, and Happy New year 2015!

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2015 at 10:27 PM

    Bellwether trials are scheduled for October 2016. I guess it's hard to say at this point if that is good or bad for settlement talks...?

    http://drugreporter.com/2014/12/late-2016-trial-dates-federal-propecia-lawsuits/

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2015 at 10:28 PM

    Also, I think the hearing is on the 14th:

    http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/mass-tort/propecia/calendar.htm

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  5. CondorJanuary 2, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    The 14th is just a case management conference in state court in Nee Jersey; the federal MDL hearing is in federal court -- rescheduled to the 20th. See my new post (top of blog) as of January 2, 2015...

    And yes -- the state bellwether trial may bring new settlement discussions forward. We shall see.

    Thanks so much -- do stop back!

    Namaste!

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    Ok, thank you for the clarification!

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  7. AnonymousApril 25, 2015 at 1:10 PM

    This research study on the Propecia clinical trials that was done by Northwestern University seems pretty significant to me... thoughts?

    http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/propecia-studies-questioned-80284/

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  8. AnonymousApril 25, 2015 at 1:41 PM

    Also, here's a brief audio interview with the author of this research study on the Propecia clinical trials:

    http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/0/1/9/019bb978fe0ccf5b/Adverse_Event_Reporting_in_Clinical_Trials_of_Finasteride_for_Alopecia_JAMA_Dermatology.mp3?c_id=8652124&expiration=1429984367&hwt=1b3b2a86801bd5eb6b87cd27ca9e0d2e

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