Exclusively focused on representing plaintiffs, especially in mass tort litigation, Eric Chaffin prides himself on providing unsurpassed professional legal services in pursuit of the specific goals of his clients and their families.
In 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), manufacturer of such medications as Paxil, Avandia, and Wellbutrin, paid what was at the time the highest settlement for criminal allegations paid by a pharmaceutical company. Accused of promoting drugs for off-label uses not approved by the FDA, the company doled…
Women who have been injured by the Mirena intrauterine device are taking their complaints to court. Federal Mirena lawsuits were consolidated in the Southern District of New York in April 2013. Since then, the number of cases filed in that court has nearly doubled, totaling…
On February 2013, a South Carolina woman filed a new Byetta lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. According to court documents, the plaintiff alleges that manufacturers Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly & Co. failed to provide adequate warnings as…
On the heels of the $11.1 million verdict awarded to South Dakota plaintiff Linda Gross, a settlement has been reached in a limted number of other transvaginal mesh lawsuits. Endo Health Solutions, Inc. (ENDP), parent company of American Medical Systems (AMS), has agreed to pay…
In July 2011, the FDA reported that complications associated with transvaginal mesh surgery were not rare, and included erosion, infections, bleeding, and pain. Further, the agency stated it was not clear that transvaginal mesh repair for pelvic organ prolapse (POP), a condition in which a…
Patients with high cholesterol levels who are taking high-potency statins like Crestor may want to check with their doctors to be sure their kidneys are healthy. A recent study indicates that…
As women across the U.S. seek compensation for vaginal mesh injuries like pain, erosion, infections, and bleeding, other women around the world are also coming forward with complaints…
Zimmer Holdings Inc. began marketing its NexGen line of knee implants in 1995, and since then, has sold over 3 million implants. In 2001, Zimmer began selling their high-flex line of NexGen…
When taken by pregnant women, Xanax has been associated with birth defects like “floppy baby” syndrome, neonatal depression and withdrawal, cleft lip and palate, heart defects, and…
On April 1, 2013, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federal lawsuits bringing claims against McNeil PPC and parent company Johnson & Johnson…
Women who were injured by C.R. Bard vaginal mesh products and who filed a claim in federal court are awaiting the resolution of those cases in the current mesh multidistrict litigation taking…
Victims from Australia and New Zealand who claim to have taken Actos and then developed bladder cancer are now joining a new class action lawsuit taking place in the U.S. seeking to hold drug…
