On June 6, 2014, all federal testosterone replacement therapy [TRT] lawsuits were consolidated into one court in the Northern District of Illinois. Claims include those made against both the name-brand and generic manufacturers of testosterone replacement drugs. Generic drug defendants have recently
On March 6, 2015, an Oakland, California mom filed a new Zofran lawsuit against manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline, LLC (GSK). The plaintiff claims that because she took the anti-nausea medication during pregnancy, her young son was born with a serious heart defect. She seeks compensation for medical…
In December 2014, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federal Xarelto lawsuits into one court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Judge Eldon E. Fallon was appointed to oversee the proceedings. Currently, over 400 cases are pending in the Xarelto MDL,…
At the beginning of April 2015, over 1,300 lawsuits had been filed in the testosterone therapy MDL taking place in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs are typically men who suffered serious side effects, such as heart attack or…
According to an April 21, 2015 announcement by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), consumers should stop using certain Trek bicycles immediately and contact an authorized retailer for important recall repairs. Three Trek bicycle owners were seriously injured because of a design defec
On April 1, 2015, an Alabama woman filed a new Zofran lawsuit on behalf of herself and her young son. The plaintiff claims that because she was prescribed Zofran during her first trimester of pregnancy, her son suffers from a number of birth defects that…
The most recent status conference concerning the Xarelto MDL, currently proceeding in the Eastern District of Louisiana, took place on April 1, 2015. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established the MDL in December 2014. According to minutes from the meeting, both the…
Takata is having a hard time keeping up with demand for air bag replacement parts. Though the company has refused to expand previous recalls that focus only on hot and humid parts of the country, car manufacturers like Honda and Toyota have broadened their recalls…
The FDA approved the use of Xarelto (rivaroxaban) in 2011 for reducing the risk of blood clots in patients undergoing knee and hip replacement surgery, and later that same year for reducing the risk of blood clots and stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.…
Woodcraft Supply, LLC, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of woodworking tools and supplies, announced on March 30, 2015, that they had added the SawStop Jobsite Saw to their product line. SawStop table saws come with flesh-detecting technology that stops the blade from rotating within…
On March 20, 2015, Tennessee resident Danny Julian filed a Xarelto wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of his father, Tommy Julien. The Plaintiff claims that his father died after using the anticoagulant drug. He names manufacturers Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and parent
When manufacturers first released Xarelto on the market in 2011, they advertised it as a more convenient alternative to the leading blood-thinner, warfarin. Approved for reducing the risk of blood clots following knee or hip replacement surgery, as well as to reduce risk of stroke…