(August 3, 2017, 12:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — About 195 federal lawsuits alleging that proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drugs cause serious kidney injury were centralized Aug. 2 by a federal panel before U.S. Judge Claire C. Cecchi of the District of New Jersey (In Re: Proton-Pump Inhibitor Products Liability Litigation [No. II], MDL Docket No. 2789, JPMDL)....