A New Jersey man recently filed a new Belviq lawsuit in the Superior Court of New Jersey against drug manufacturers Eisai Inc. and Arena Pharmaceuticals. He claims that after taking Belviq for weight loss, he suffered from serious injuries. What is Belviq? Belviq (lorcaserin hydrochloride)…
A Minnesota man recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He claims that after being exposed to the toxic herbicide, he suffered from serious injuries. Plaintiff Claims Paraquat Caused his Parkinson’s Disease Paraquat is classified…
Allergan recalled its textured breast implants back in 2019 because of a link to breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). Now, despite its efforts to escape liability, it will have to face claims brought by patients who used their implants and then were diagnosed…
On April 7, 2021, a plaintiff involved in a paraquat lawsuit pending in the U.S. District for the Northern District of California filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) requesting that all federally filed paraquat lawsuits be centralized in that…
On December 15, 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium or PPS) be consolidated in the District of New Jersey, under the guidance of District Judge Brian R. Martinotti. Since then, both parties have been…
Chaffin Luhana LLP, in conjunction with co-counsel, filed a lawsuit against the Defendants who manufactured, marketed, and sold Paraquat to those across the agricultural industry. Unbeknownst to consumers, they were allegedly at an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (“PD”) because of P
An Illinois man suffering from Parkinson’s disease recently filed a new Paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of California. He blames his diagnosis on his exposure to paraquat and seeks to hold manufacturer Syngenta liable for damages. Paraquat Sold for Decades…
Hundreds of plaintiffs have filed Zantac lawsuits claiming that after years of using the heartburn drug, Zantac (ranitidine), they were diagnosed with bladder cancer. Now, a new study provides additional evidence to support their claims. The American Journal of Gastroenterology recently published re
A Missouri plaintiff recently filed a Paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. After using the herbicide for years, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Meanwhile, another plaintiff has filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the recall of about 142 Medtronic Rashkind Balloon Septostomy Catheters. The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall, which indicates that the use of these devices may cause…
A Florida woman and her husband recently filed a new Belviq lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The plaintiff claims that after taking the weight-loss drug Belviq, she suffered from serious injuries. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages.…
As the number of paraquat lawsuits increases in courts across the country, the U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is considering a motion to consolidate those cases into one court for more efficient pre-trial proceedings. Paraquat is a popular herbicide used in farming applicati
