With discovery on many issues being complete in the ongoing Valsartan litigation, both plaintiffs and defendants have served reports from their experts who will testify at trial. Both the plaintiffs’ and defendants’ attorneys have filed their Daubert briefs. These briefs allow each side to argue which expert testimony they believe should be included in the litigation moving forward. After hearing oral arguments, Judge Kugler will issue an order detailing whether any experts’ opinions will be excluded in whole or in part.
The parties are also in the process of briefing class certification. Once the class certification briefs are filed, Judge Kugler will decide whether or not a class should be certified.
There are currently three different class actions pending in the Valsartan MDL:
- Consumer class action brought by consumers who purchased contaminated Valsartan.
- Medical monitoring class action brought by consumers who are seeking medical monitoring as a result of their exposure to the presence of nitrosamines in their valsartan pills.
- Third-party payor class action, brought by entities like insurance companies who paid for the contaminated drugs.
In addition to our work on individual cases, the Valsartan team at GoldenbergLaw is heavily involved in leading the litigation. As a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, GoldenbergLaw Partner Marlene Goldenberg has been taking depositions of key witnesses and reviewing thousands of documents produced by the defendants.
GoldenbergLaw is currently representing individuals who have taken Valsartan for over one year and were diagnosed with one of the following cancers:
- Bladder cancer
- Blood cancer
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal or intestinal cancer
- Uterine cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Gastric or stomach cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pharyngeal cancer
- Prostate cancer (if under 65)
If you or a loved one has taken Valsartan for at least one year and has been diagnosed with one of these cancers, contact our Minneapolis office today for a free consultation. Our attorneys have been representing victims of defective pharmaceutical products for more than 35 years. Call (800) 504-0281 today and leave the sleepless nights to us as we work tirelessly on your case!
