Georgia resident Demetric Taylor recently filed a testosterone replacement therapy lawsuit against Endo Pharmaceuticals and Prostrakan Group PLC, makers of the testosterone-boosting gel, Fortesta. Taylor claims that the drug led to his unexpected heart attack. The case was filed on May 12, 2014, in
The talk of centralizing testosterone-replacement lawsuits continues. On April 11, 2014, plaintiffs in Barrios v AbbVie Inc. filed a motion seeking consolidation of all lawsuits dealing with testosterone replacement drugs, regardless of the brand or manufacturer. Most companies that produce testoste
A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge is upholding a November 2013 Topamax verdict against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals according to The Legal Intelligencer. Janssen requested a new trial shortly after the $11 million verdict. The money was awarded to Haley Powell and…
In October 2006, the FDA approved the use of Risperdal (risperidone), an anti-psychotic medication, for the treatment of irritability in autistic children and young adults. Up until then, the drug had been approved only for use in adults, but was still apparently often prescribed off-label…
On January 31, 2014, the FDA announced they were investigating the safety of testosterone therapy drugs. Studies had linked these drugs to an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, and death. Since then, many men who took testosterone replacement therapy and experienced serious side effects…
Testosterone-replacement therapy may increase risk of brain damage in Caucasian men. That was the conclusion of a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, which evaluated the influence of oxidative stress on testosterone’s typically protective effects. Usually, testosterone help
Over the last decade, scientific studies have linked the use of antidepressants during pregnancy with birth defects, including heart, limb, cranial, abdominal, and neural tube defects. Many parents have filed lawsuits against manufacturers of these products, claiming they were not provided with adeq
Risperdal (risperidone), an anti-psychotic drug, was initially approved by the FDA for use in adults in 1993. It wasn’t cleared for use in children until 2006, though some doctors prescribed it “off-label” to treat symptoms of schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder. That same year, researchers…
The investigation surrounding testosterone therapy treatment has spread into Europe. The European Medicine Agency announced it would be reviewing “testosterone-containing medicines” over safety concerns prompted by two recent studies, one published in JAMA in November 2013 and the other in PLOS One
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established the Zoloft MDL on April 17, 2012, centralizing all federal Zoloft lawsuits into the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against manufacturer Pfizer, claiming the medication increases the risk of birth
For years, antidepressants have been suspected of increasing the risk of birth defects. Several studies over the past decade have indicated that women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other similar medications may be more likely to give birth to babies with heart, cranial,…
If you are a man diagnosed with hypogonadism, your doctor may prescribe you a form of testosterone therapy treatment. A diagnosis of hypogondism means your body does not produce enough testosterone, has difficulty producing sperm, or both. An article in the Orlando Sentinel outlined some…