Takata has been struggling to meet demand for replacement parts. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), as of February 2015, nearly 90 percent of vehicles with defective Takata air bags had still not been repaired. Some of the problem is that owners…
All U.S. federal Xarelto lawsuits were consolidated in one court in the Eastern District of Louisiana in December 2014. Now, plaintiffs have filed a new Xarelto class action case in Canada, seeking to gain compensation for Canadian patients who took the drug and later suffered…
The family of a man killed by a Takata air bag explosion has filed a Takata air bag lawsuit in Harris County, Texas. The family names both Takata and Honda as defendants in the case, as well as All Stars Auto Sales, which is where…
On March 3, 2015, the FDA issued a drug safety communication warning men about using testosterone replacement therapy products to treat symptoms of normal aging. They also announced that they are requiring testosterone drug manufacturers to add new warnings on product labels, indicating that they…
Just how accurate are the clinical trials that are submitted to the FDA for drug approvals? According to a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine, there may be a number of errors, or “departures from good clinical practice” in these studies. These are seldom reported…
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) centralized all federal testosterone replacement therapy lawsuits in the Northern District of Illinois in June 2014. District Judge Matthew Kennelly was appointed to oversee the proceedings. Today, there are about 1,100 cases pending in the
If you were a victim in an accident involving an air bag explosion, you’d probably want to have a look at that airbag—or one like it. That’s the logic behind the latest move by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). They recently demanded that…
On January 22, 2015, another Xarelto lawsuit was filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court. The plaintiff, Sonja Lemoins, claims that after taking Xarelto to help prevent a stroke, she suffered adverse effects. In essence, she states that her blood cannot congeal or clot in…
In June of 2014, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federal testosterone replacement therapy lawsuits into one court in the Northern District of Illinois, with U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly overseeing the proceedings. Currently, in preparation for bell
Is it safe for older men to take testosterone drugs even if they are not diagnosed with hypogonadism? According to many studies, it may not be, but that hasn’t stopped new clinics from distributing the medications to men who want them for lifestyle reasons. FDA…
On February 5, 2015, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued a transfer order to move five Takata air bag class action lawsuits from three different federal districts into the Southern District of Florida for coordinated pre-trial proceedings. An additional 65-plus actions
Patients who take Xarelto at the same time as pain relievers like Motrin, Aleve, and Advil, could be facing an increased risk of excessive bleeding side effects, according to a recent study. Xarelto (rivaroxaban), which is a blood thinner prescribed after knee and hip replacement…