After years of defending thousands of lawsuits concerning its DePuy ASR and DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has announced that it will…
The Mirena MDL has been underway since April 8, 2013, when the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all federal cases into one court in the Southern District of New York….
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…
Depending on the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML), lawsuits alleging claims against Cook Medical, Inc. and their vaginal mesh products may soon join those consolidated in…
According to several sources, today’s Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., has made decisions favoring businesses over the last several years. Now, a new study…
Patients who take the anticoagulant Pradaxa to reduce their risk of stroke now have another reason to discuss this choice with their doctors. The FDA approved Pradaxa in October 2010 for use in…
In the summer of 2012, the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the U.K. suggested that patients with certain types of metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implants should have annual…
Approved by the FDA in 1997, Propecia (finasteride) is prescribed for the treatment of male pattern hair loss. In recent years, however, many men have complained of sexual side effects, including…
On March 8, 2013, a California jury awarded $8.34 million in damages to a Montana man who claimed to have suffered complications after total hip replacement surgery with the DePuy ASR hip system….
What are the risk factors for transvaginal mesh complications? Until now, doctors didn’t know. Women implanted with vaginal mesh devices made by C.R. Bard, American Medical Systems (AMS),…