On August 2, 2017, Janssen Biotech, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), announced that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the U.S. FDA did not recommend approval for the proposed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug “Plivensia (sirukumab).” The Arthritis Advisory Committee was convened at the…
Despite the concerns about Actemra side effects raised by a June 2017 STAT News report, manufacturers Genentech and parent company Roche are pursuing new indications for the drug, in an effort to increase sales. One of the latest is systemic sclerosis, also called scleroderma, a…
In June of 2014, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated all federally filed testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) lawsuits into one court in the Northern District of Illinois. District Judge Matthew Kelley decided early on that trials would be scheduled based on the
On July 24, 2017, a Georgia woman filed a new Onglyza lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. She alleges that after she took Onglyza (saxagliptin) and/or Kombiglyze XR, which is a combination of saxagliptin and metformin, to help lower…
A recent study asserts that doctors are not following safety guidelines when prescribing anticoagulant medications like Xarelto and Eliquis. Both of these drugs are the subject of personal injury lawsuits that have been filed around the country. The study was published June 19, 2017, in…
As bellwether trials continue in the consolidated Xarelto Multidistrict litigation (“MDL”) pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, a new drug safety report highlights the dangerous side effects associated with the medication. Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is an anticoagulan
The type 2 diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin) has been linked with some serious side effects, including kidney problems, urinary tract infections, and diabetic ketoacidosis. Now, according to recent studies, it may also double the risk for lower-limb amputation. Researchers presented their findi
A new report by STAT News has raised new concerns about the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug Actemra and its link to serious cardiac injuries. In 2010, manufacturers Roche and subsidiary Genentech released Actemra for sale in the U.S. In their marketing, they touted the drug…
Xarelto manufacturer Janssen Research & Development LLC (and parent company Johnson & Johnson) recently announced that the FDA is reviewing a new low-dose version of the anticoagulant drug Xarelto. The announcement comes as the companies are defending against thousands of lawsuits filed by plaintiff
Xarelto manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has long advertised the new-generation blood thinner as being much more convenient than warfarin, the leading anticoagulant for decades because it doesn’t require blood monitoring. Patients taking warfarin are req
The first testosterone replacement therapy bellwether trial from the consolidated litigation in the Northern District of Illinois began on June 5, 2017. It ended in a mistrial only a few days later. According to a Notification of Docket Entry dated June 12, 2017, U.S. District…
On May 3, 2017, a North Carolina woman filed a new Xarelto lawsuit against manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals, parent company Johnson & Johnson, and Bayer AG. She joined the current Xarelto MDL underway in the Eastern District of Louisiana, where the second bellwether trial began on…