On October 2, 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation centralized all federally filed JUUL lawsuits into one court in the Northern District of California. U.S. District Judge William H. Orrick was assigned to oversee the pre-trial proceedings. Currently, the parties are working toward…
Three more plaintiffs have filed Elmiron lawsuits, claiming the interstitial cystitis (IC) medication caused serious vision problems. Alabama Woman Takes Elmiron for 18 Years, Then Suffers Vision Loss The first plaintiff is an Alabama woman who filed her case in the U.S. District Court for…
On August 4, 2020, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, announced four voluntary recalls affecting the company’s infusion pumps. These are large volume infusion pumps that deliver controlled amounts of medications, fluids, blood products, and blood to patients as needed.…
Four new Elmiron lawsuits have recently been filed in courts around the country. All of the plaintiffs claim that after using the interstitial cystitis (IC) medication, they suffered from vision damage and vision loss. Wisconsin Woman Declared Legally Blind After Using Elmiron for 20 Years…
A Missouri man recently filed a new Zantac (ranitidine) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. He claims to have suffered from significant injuries after taking the acid-reducing drug and seeks compensation from the drug makers. After Over 20 Years…
As part of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) bankruptcy proceedings, survivors of child sexual abuse within the organization have until November 16, 2020, to file a claim. To make sure all victims are aware of their rights, many law firms have released advertisements on…
It wasn’t long ago that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of over 300,000 MiniMed 600 series insulin pumps because of a potentially dangerous malfunction. The FDA identified this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type, and…
On April 3, 2020, The European Medicines Agency (EMA)—the European equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—recommended the suspension of all ranitidine (Zantac) medicines due to the presence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a cancer-causing agent. The FDA had made a similar move on April…
In an unusual move, e-commerce giant Amazon has settled a product liability claim, paying the plaintiff an undisclosed amount for injuries she suffered because of an allegedly defective product purchased on the site. The settlement brings to a close a case that was pending in…
Over 200 people recently joined together to file a new Zantac class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. This is the location of the current consolidated Zantac MDL, which was formed in February 2020. The plaintiffs bring the action…
