Zofran manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) wants the court to dismiss hundreds of Zofran birth defect lawsuits. Though a number of studies have linked Zofran (ondansetron), when taking by expectant moms, to an increased risk of birth defects, the company maintains that there is insufficient evidence
On January 9, 2016, another Xarelto lawsuit joined the consolidated litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The MDL was sent there in December 2014. This time, the plaintiff, a resident of Georgia, brings claims against Xarelto manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals, parent company Johnson &
About 16 years ago, Montana man Richard Barber lost his 9-year-old son, Gus, after his Remington 700 accidentally fired without the trigger being pulled. Barber later settled a lawsuit against Remington, but went on to speak in public about a defective triggering mechanism in the…
On December 28, 2015, another Xarelto lawsuit joined the centralized litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The plaintiff, a resident of New Jersey, brought claims against manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals, parent company Johnson & Johnson, and Bayer Pharma AG. There are currently over
On December 14, 2015, a Tennessee man filed a new Invokana lawsuit against manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals, parent company Johnson & Johnson, and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. The plaintiff filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, and seeks damages…
For about a year-and-a-half now, federally filed testosterone therapy treatment lawsuits have been proceeding in the centralized litigation in Northern District of Illinois. About 3,500 cases are currently pending there, with most claiming that products like AndroGel, Testim, Androderm, and Axiron c
Another federally filed Bard IVC filter lawsuit is likely to be headed to the District of Arizona, where all Bard IVC filter lawsuits were centralized in August of 2015. This time, the case was filed by a Mississippi man who brings claims against Bard IVC…
On January 4, 2016, the FDA took action to address the safety risks of transvaginal mesh repair of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Transvaginal mesh has been the subject of controversy for years, as the FDA has received thousands of reports…
In May 2015, the FDA released a drug safety communication warning doctors and patients that type 2 diabetes drugs like Invokana may lead to diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), “a serious condition where the body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones that may require hospitalization.”…
Since April 2012, federally filed Zoloft lawsuits have been proceeding in centralized litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the direction of U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe. Currently, there are just shy of 300 cases pending against Zoloft manufacturer Pfizer, with plaintiffs cla
High impact law firm continues to grow presence in heavy-industry area of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia (Pittsburgh, PA & New York City) Jan 26, 2016, Chaffin Luhana LLP, a plaintiff-only national law firm with offices in New York City, Pittsburgh and West Virginia that…
Honda and Takata wanted to throw out a class-action lawsuit. Though they have already agreed to settlements in six of eight deaths linked to defective Takata air bags, they wanted to end this particular case that claims owners of vehicles with Takata air bags overpaid…