With 5-0 Winning Streak, Bayer And J&J Move To Eliminate Remaining Xarelto Litigation
Executive Summary
Firms want Fifth Circuit to review whether federal law preempts failure-to-warn and design-defect claims; ruling in their favor could end 20,000-plus pending US cases.
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