An Illinois woman recently filed a new Zantac lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She claims that after taking the antacid drug for years, she developed cancer, which she believes was caused by the medication. Multiple manufacturers, including Sanofi,…
Recently published research lends credence to the theory that vitamin E acetate is a significant factor in the thousands of e-cigarette related lung illnesses reported across the country over the past several months. Early laboratory data showed that vitamin E acetate, which is an additive…
On March 2, 2020, online pharmacy Valisure announced in a press release that it had detected N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)–a probable human carcinogen—in samples of prescription drug products containing metformin, a common type 2 diabetes treatment. Considering these results, the company filed a Citizen’s Petition with the…
Thirteen plaintiffs collectively filed a new class-action Zantac lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio. The plaintiffs seek to represent all other U.S. Zantac users who may now be at risk for developing cancer, based on the FDA’s warning that Zantac…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cited Dr. Reddy’s plant in India for failing to conduct adequate testing and investigating to maintain the safety of their drug products. Such failures may be tied to the contamination of certain high blood pressure and heart…
Many adults addicted to regular cigarettes turn to e-cigarettes in the hope that they may help them to quit smoking tobacco. Researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Tobacco Research and Treatment Center showed that using e-cigarettes daily helped U.S. smokers to quit smoking regular cigarettes.…
After the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered the consolidation of all federally filed Zantac lawsuits into the Southern District of Florida, District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg scheduled the first status conference for March 20, 2020. At that time, the lawyers involved will…
The company is trying to upend the verdict and is still arguing that Roundup is safe - even though “it still hasn’t tested its product, despite knowing full well that it poses a serious risk to human health.”
Leaving the house for only essential errands is the new norm for millions of Americans during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. And while a trip to the grocery store, or picking up food from a favorite restaurant is allowed, many people would rather not go out.…
Country-wide court closures due to COVID-19 have put many aspects of the civil and criminal justice systems on hold. One unexpected result — or maybe not so unexpected — has been many defendants’ attempts to delay or stall litigation, using the coronavirus pandemic as an…