An Illinois woman recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit on behalf of her deceased father. She claims that his exposure to paraquat led to his Parkinson’s disease (PD), which, in turn, led to his death. Plaintiff’s Deceased Husband Was Exposed to Paraquat for Decades According…
Back in March 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was strengthening the existing warnings about serious behavior and mood-related side effects associated with asthma medication Singulair (montelukast) and its generics. The drug already had warnings about mental health
Back in December 2020, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Elmiron lawsuits to be transferred to the District of New Jersey for consolidated pre-trial proceedings. Now, the New Jersey Supreme Court has received an application from plaintiffs looking
A Kansas couple recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. They claim that the husband, after being exposed to the herbicide paraquat, developed Parkinson’s disease. They seek compensatory and punitive damages. On June 7, 2021,…
In a newly filed paraquat lawsuit, a Michigan man claims to have developed Parkinson’s disease after being exposed to the herbicide. He blames the manufacturers for his condition and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. The case is now pending in the U.S. District Court for…
A Georgia woman has filed a new Medtronic infusion pump lawsuit on behalf of her friend, who was severely injured in a car accident in 2011. Since then, she has been incapacitated and was relying on the infusion pump to deliver medication to control the…
In June 2021, Medtronic abruptly discontinued its HeartWare Heart Ventricular Assist Device pump system. The company notified physicians to stop implanting the system and to transition to an alternative option. Medtronic had recalled the system several times over the years amid reports of malfunctio
A new Elmiron lawsuit has joined the consolidated litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. In this case, the plaintiff is from Oklahoma and states that after taking Elmiron for a long period of time, she suffered from significant vision…
An Illinois man recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He claims that after using the herbicide, he suffered from serious injuries, and seeks both compensatory and punitive damages. On June 7, 2021, the U.S.…
On June 7, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered all federally filed Paraquat lawsuits to be centralized in the Southern District of Illinois. Since that time, the parties have been working toward selecting a few cases for early trials. According to…
A Louisiana man has filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. He claims that after being exposed to the herbicide, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff Worked as a…
The number of lawsuits filed against Elmiron manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals continues to increase. According to a recent case management order filed on July 16, 2021, a total of 310 federal cases and 51 state cases are pending so far, with more expected in the coming…
