In June 2014, all federal testosterone lawsuits were consolidated into one court in the Northern District of Illinois. Since then, the litigation has been growing, to the point that there are now about 2,500 cases pending. These cases involve claims concerning testosterone replacement products like…
The FDA-approved type 2 diabetes medication Invokana (canagliflozin) first came on the market in March 2013. Now, only a little over two years later, the medication has been linked to a number of dangerous side effects, including kidney failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, bone fractures, and more.…
The current testosterone MDL, which was established in June 2014, continues to grow. Over 2,400 lawsuits are pending in the Northern District of Illinois, with plaintiffs claiming that manufacturers of testosterone products like AndroGel, Testim, and Axiron failed to provide adequate warnings about
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a new bicycle recall. A total of 13 bicycle manufacturers have together recalled about 1.3 million bikes in the U.S. along with 245,000 in Canada and about 9,000 in Mexico. At issue are the quick release…
The first status conference has been scheduled for the Bard IVC Filter lawsuits proceeding in the District of Arizona. In August 2015, all federal cases were consolidated into one court to increase efficiency of pretrial proceedings. Now, U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell has scheduled…
Since October 2014, all federal Cook IVC filter lawsuits have been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Plaintiffs claim to have suffered serious side effects after being implanted with these filters, which are designed to help prevent blood clots…
On July 17, 2015, plaintiffs from Massachusetts filed a new Zofran lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of the District of Massachusetts. They claim that after the mother took Zofran during her pregnancy, she gave birth to a baby boy who suffered from serious birth…
Though many men have been convinced by the drug manufacturers marketing that low testosterone levels should be “fixed” with gels, patches, and injections, science shows that testosterone levels natural decline as a man ages, and that lifestyle factors, as well, can influence them. And while…
All federal Xarelto lawsuits, which were consolidated into the Eastern District of Louisiana in December 2014, involve patients who took the drugs and then suffered serious side effects. According to the latest case list from the court, there are now nearly 1,700 cases pending, with…
In May 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors and patients that certain types of type 2 diabetes drugs, including Invokana (canagliflozin), could cause diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in some patients. This is a serious condition in which the blood becomes too acidic, and…
Over 1,900 Xarelto lawsuits are currently pending in state and federal courts, with plaintiffs claiming that the anticoagulant caused serious injuries, including gastrointestinal bleeding, blood clots, stroke, and heart attack. Within just a couple years of being on the market, Xarelto (rivaroxaban)
The FDA released another safety warning concerning type 2 diabetes medication Invokana (canagliflozin). Back in May 2015, the administration warned doctors and patients of the potential for Invokana to increase risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), a condition in which the blood becomes too acidic. W