In Re: Gardasil Products Liability Litigation

  1. August 02, 2024

    Four Plaintiffs Tossed From Merck Gardasil Vaccine MDL

    A North Carolina federal judge has thrown out claims from four patients in multidistrict litigation alleging they suffered injuries as a result of taking Merck's Gardasil HPV vaccine, saying three of them didn't file a petition with the federal vaccine injury program on time, while the fourth never filed his petition at all.

  2. March 21, 2024

    MDL Claims Over Merck's Gardasil Vax Get Trimmed

    Pharmaceutical giant Merck need not face many of the claims by patients who allege their autoimmune conditions were caused by its HPV vaccine, a North Carolina federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation ruled, saying the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act bars most claims made in the first two bellwethers.

  3. February 08, 2023

    Merck Seeks Dismissal Of NC Gardasil Vax Claims

    Pharmaceutical giant Merck on Tuesday urged a North Carolina federal court to toss consolidated claims that say its HPV vaccine caused an autoimmune condition in patients, saying the accusations presented in the multidistrict litigation have no scientific support and are barred under federal law.