Shortly after the FDA approved the anti-coagulant “Pradaxa” in October 2010, patients started complaining of serious side effects. Prescribed to those with non-valvular atrial fibrillation to reduce risk of stroke, Pradaxa was hailed as the more convenient option to warfarin (Coumadin)—the leading a
In April 2013, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued an order centralizing all Tylenol personal injury lawsuits into one court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The panel noted that they chose this location because McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the division of McNeil
On November 18, 2013, Bloomberg reported that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), was ordered by a Philadelphia jury to pay $11 million in a recent Topamax lawsuit. The plaintiffs claimed the anti-seizure drug caused their child to suffer from serious birth…
The National Center for Health Statistics reports that among people 75 and older, the use of blood-thinning medications like Coumadin (warfarin) and Pradaxa (dabigatran) have dramatically increased from 3-4 percent to 10-11 percent. These medications help people avoid blood clots, which can lead to
According to a WBNG-TV news report, another woman has died allegedly because she was using a birth control patch. She was 21-year old Justine Sperbeck of New York, and on August 28, 2013, she suddenly passed out. Her family later learned she had suffered a…
In February 2013, a public health website reported that Takeda Pharmaceuticals, manufacturers of the type 2 diabetes drug Actos, secretly surveyed doctors about whether they would prescribe a medication with a bladder cancer warning on it. According to evidence revealed in an Actos lawsuit, the…
In 2012, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), manufacturer of such medications as Paxil, Avandia, and Wellbutrin, paid what was at the time the highest settlement for criminal allegations paid by a pharmaceutical company. Accused of promoting drugs for off-label uses not approved by the FDA, the company doled…
Since 2008, when the U.S. Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established the NuvaRing MDL in the Eastern District of Missouri, more than 1,200 plaintiffs have filed claims against manufacturer Merck & Co. and their subsidiary, Organon USA Inc. Plaintiffs claim the companies failed to
On February 2013, a South Carolina woman filed a new Byetta lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. According to court documents, the plaintiff alleges that manufacturers Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly & Co. failed to provide adequate warnings as…
Mirena litigation is already underway at the federal level, with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidating all federal cases in April 2013. While these lawsuits are…
Mirena litigation is already underway at the federal level, with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidating all federal cases in April 2013. While these lawsuits are…
Mirena litigation is already underway at the federal level, with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidating all federal cases in April 2013. While these lawsuits are…