All federally filed Cook IVC filter lawsuits were consolidated into one court in the Southern District of Indiana in October 2014. District Judge Richard L. Young is overseeing the proceedings. Now, according to a recent court filing, both the defendants and the plaintiffs have submitted…
A Kentucky woman has filed an Invokana lawsuit in the District of New Jersey. She says that after taking the type 2 diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin), she suffered serious injuries. She blames manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals and parent company Johnson & Johnson, and seeks in excess…
Millions of Takata air bags have been recalled globally. At last count, it was about 70 million, though the majority of those haven’t been fixed yet. Still, according to a recent report by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and other Democrats on the Senate Commerce…
When the Environmental Protection Agency suggested in 2015 that the community of Hoosick Falls, New York, aim to have no more than 100 parts per trillion (ppt) of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in their drinking water, people were confused. In 2009, the EPA had set a…
A number of scientific studies have come out over the past year linking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Nexium and Prilosec to a significant increased risk of kidney impairment and kidney failure. One that was released in February 2016, for example, reported that those who…
Many consumers believe that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) carefully reviews clinical trials completed on a medical device before approving it for sale on the market. Manufacturers seeking approval are expected to perform careful trials that prove the safety and efficacy of their devices,…
Another lawsuit has joined the Xarelto MDL in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The consolidated Xarelto litigation was centralized in December 2014, for cases in which plaintiffs claim they were injured after taking the anticoagulant Xarelto (rivaroxaban). There are currently over 5,000 cases pend
If your fingers are crushed in a press brake and you speak up about it, should you be fired? According to a federal lawsuit, absolutely not, but that’s what happened to an employee who worked at the Lloyd Industries’ Montgomeryville plant. He had to have…
New research has found that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Nexium, Prilosec, and Aciphex, may increase the risk of kidney impairment and kidney failure. The most recent study on the issue, published in April 2016, found similar results, and cautions that long-term use of these…
The FDA announced in January 2016 that Olympus America was recalling its TJF-Q180V duodenoscope because of concerns about contamination leading to serious antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. In an effort to reduce the risk of infection, Olympus updated the product with a new design and labeli
The FDA has released a new warning concerning the type 2 diabetes drug, Invokana (canagliflozin). A year ago, they released a previous safety communication warning doctors and patients that Invokana could increase risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a serious condition in which the blood becomes…
The American Chemical Society (ACS), in its May 2016 issue of Chemical and Engineering News, reported on the growing concern about perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) tainting our drinking water. After several towns in the Northeast, including Hoosick Falls, New York, reported higher-than-advised levels