The federal 06-1789 MDL has apparently settled (UPDATED: ONJ claims only; no femur, or other, fractures are included in the deal), just this morning. Even if all ONJ claimants signify that they will "opt in" by March 31, 2014, Whitehouse Station may still avoid the deal altogether -- anytime prior to May 15, 2014. This is not really a large, grand bargain, at all. It is very modest, and leaves as many as 4,115 Fosamax® femur claims entirely unaddressed.
Per Reuters, just now:
. . . .Tim O'Brien, a lawyer at Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor who represents Fosamax plaintiffs, confirmed in an email that the parties had agreed to a "global settlement process. . . ."
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